World of image in islamic philosophy - ibn sina, suhrawardi, shahrazuri and Engelska 2017
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ISBN:
9781474415859
Förlag:
Edinburgh University Press
Sidor:
288
Vikt:
570 g
Produktmått:
16 x 16 x 2 cm
Bokomslag:
Inbunden
Thema:
- Religion and beliefs
One of the most controversial issues that divided Islamic philosophers and theologians for many centuries was whether human beings would have a spiritual or bodily existence after death. Suhrawardi, a pivotal figure in the history of Islamic philosophy, made a crucial contribution to this debate, with his idea of a world of image.This is a world beyond our earthly existence, to be reached in sleep, meditation, or after death. This unlikely history is unravelled by Van Lit using an innovative approach, looking at a curious idea concerning eschatology proposed by Ibn Sina. He explores the ways in which this idea - refuted by most medieval thinkers - was used by Suhrawardi and Shahrazuri to construct a sophisticated system of thought which has progressed through the centuries to take its place within mainstream theological texts. The world of image remains a relevant notion for Muslim thinkers today.
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