The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy
Ibn Sina, Suhrawardi, Shahrazuri and Beyond
Seiten
2018
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-4123-0 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-4123-0 (ISBN)
Using an innovative approach, Van Lit looks at the curious idea concerning eschatology proposed by Ibn Sina.
One of the most controversial issues that divided Islamic philosophers and theologians during the Middle Ages was whether human beings would have a spiritual or bodily existence after death. The idea of a world of image was conceived as a solution, suggesting that there exists a world of non-physical (imagined) bodies, beyond our earthly existence. This world may be reached in sleep, in meditation or after death.From the embryonic conception by Ibn Sina, to the radical rethinking by Suhrawardi and Shahrazuri into a sophisticated system, L. W. C. van Lit unravels the history of this idea. Using a distant reading approach for measuring the transmission, he further shows how the idea remained relevant for Muslim thinkers through the centuries, up until today.
One of the most controversial issues that divided Islamic philosophers and theologians during the Middle Ages was whether human beings would have a spiritual or bodily existence after death. The idea of a world of image was conceived as a solution, suggesting that there exists a world of non-physical (imagined) bodies, beyond our earthly existence. This world may be reached in sleep, in meditation or after death.From the embryonic conception by Ibn Sina, to the radical rethinking by Suhrawardi and Shahrazuri into a sophisticated system, L. W. C. van Lit unravels the history of this idea. Using a distant reading approach for measuring the transmission, he further shows how the idea remained relevant for Muslim thinkers through the centuries, up until today.
L W C Van Lit is Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. He has published several journal articles, including in Philosophy East and West, Al-Masaq, Ilahiyat Studies, Tarikh-e ‘Elu and Ishraq: Islamic Philosophy Yearbook.
List of Figures of TablesAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. From Ibn Sīnā to Suhrawardī: The Contested Idea of Using Imagination after Death3. Suhrawardī’s recognition of an Additional Realm4. Shahrazūrī on Suhrawardī’s Suspended Images5. Suhrawardī’s Lukewarm Commentators6. The reception of Shahrazūrī’s World of Image Up Until the Present Day7. ConclusionNotesBibliographyAppendix A: Edited PassagesAppendix B: List of Persons Mentioned in this StudyIndex
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.12.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Apocalypticism and Eschatology |
| Zusatzinfo | 2 black and white illustrations, 10 black and white tables |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 442 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4744-4123-8 / 1474441238 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4744-4123-0 / 9781474441230 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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