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The Voyage and the Messenger: Iran and Philosophy
This work, incorporating previously unpublished interviews and articles, retraces the quest of Henry Corbin into the imaginal realm of the unseen real, the domains of angels and numinous beings. A study of religious philosophy, an exploration of…
Islamic Philosophy From It's Origin to the Present: Philosophy in the Land of Prophecy
"Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present offers a comprehensive overview of Islamic philosophy from the ninth century to the present day. As Seyyed Hossein Nasr attests, within this tradition, philosophizing is done in a world in which…
The Philosophical Allegories and Mystical Treatises
"Shihabuddin Suhrawardi (Sohravardi in Persian), known as maqtul (killed) because he was executed in Aleppo in 1191, is a figure of major importance in the development of Iranian and Islamic philosophical mysticism. In this volume, nine of his short…
The Book of Metaphysical Penetrations: a parallel English-Arabic text
Mulla Sadra (ca. 1572{u2013}1640) is one of the most prominent figures of post-Avicennan Islamic philosophy and among the most important philosophers of Safavid Persia. He was a prolific writer whose work advanced the fields of intellectual and…
Islamic Philosophy and Theology: An Extended Survey
"This is the standard general account in English of Islamic philosophy and theology. It takes the reader from the religio-political sects of the Kharijites and the Shiites through to the assimilation of Greek thought in the medieval period, and onto…
The Formative Period of Islamic Thought
A clear picture of the main lines of philosophical development from the death of Muhammad in 632, to 950.