| The Voyage and the Messenger: Iran and Philosophy Contributor(s): Corbin, Henry (Author), Needleman, Jacob (Foreword by), Corbin, Stella (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 1556432690 ISBN-13: 9781556432699 Publisher: North Atlantic Books OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1998 Annotation: This work, incorporating previously unpublished interviews and articles, retraces the quest of Henry Corbin into the imaginal realm of the unseen self, the domains of angels and numinous beings. A study of religious philosophy, exploration of visionary faith, these pages offer a superb meditation of the great themes of Perso-Islamic mysticism-- the Sufi theory of knowledge, the voyage within the soul, "le rituel de la coupe"-- and an illuminating glimpse into the philosophic universes of Sohravardi, Ibn Arabi, and Molla Sarda Shirazi. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: 181.5 |
| LCCN: 97049580 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.53" W x 8.49" (0.88 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work, incorporating previously unpublished interviews and articles, retraces the quest of Henry Corbin into the imaginal realm of the unseen self, the domains of angels and numinous beings. A study of religious philosophy, exploration of visionary faith, these pages offer a superb meditation of the great themes of Perso-Islamic mysticism--the Sufi theory of knowledge, the voyage within the soul, le rituel de la coupe--and an illuminating glimpse into the philosophic universes of Sohravardi, Ibn Arabi, and Molla Sarda Shirazi. |
