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In this work a distinguished scholar of Islamic religion examines the mysticism and psychological thought of the great eleventh-century Persian philosopher and physician Avicenna (Ibn Sina), author of over a hundred works on theology, logic, medicine, and mathematics. Henry Corbin's discovery i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Corbin, Henry (Autor)
Otros Autores: Trask, Willard R. (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1990.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Avicenna, > 980-1037.
Avicenna, > 980-1037. > Risālat Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān.
Risālat Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān (Avicenna)
Islamic philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Eastern.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Philosophie islamique.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part I. The Cycle of Avicennan Recitals
  • I. Avicennan Cosmos and Visionary Recital
  • II. Avicennism and Angelology
  • III. The Recital of Hayy ibn Yaqzan
  • IV. The Recital of the Bird
  • V. The Recital of Saldman and Absal
  • Epilogue; or, Avicennan Perspectives
  • Postscript. Recent Studies on Avicenna's "Oriental Philosophy"
  • Part II. Translation of the Persian Commentary on the Rrecital of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan
  • In the Name of God the Clement, the Merciful
  • 1. Prologue
  • 2. The Encounter with the Angel
  • 3. The Salutation
  • 4. Beginning of the Initiation: The Name and Person of the Angel
  • 5. Physiognomy
  • 6. The Two Ways for the Soul
  • 7. The Soul's Three Evil Companions
  • 8. How to Treat the Three Companions
  • 9. The Conditions of the Journey
  • 10. The Orient and Occident of the Universe
  • 11. The Spring of Life
  • 12. The Darkness About the Pole
  • 13. The Occident of the World
  • 14. The Clime of Terrestrial Matter
  • 15. The Clime of Celestial Matter
  • 16. The Celestial Spheres
  • 17. Toward the Orient: The Clime of Elementary Forms and the Forms of Species
  • 18. The Kingdom of the Soul
  • 19. The Demons of the Soul
  • 20. The Genii of the Soul
  • 21. The Terrestrial Angels
  • 22. Angels-Souls of the Spheres and Angels-Cherubs
  • 23. The Beauty of the King Who Is Like unto None Other
  • 24. Those Who Emigrate Toward the Kingdom
  • 25. If "Thou Wilt, Follow Me"
  • List if Works Cited
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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