Alone With The Alone: Creative Imagination In The Sufism Of Ibn 'Arabi

A contribution to Shi'ite Sufism. It brings us to the core of this movement with an analysis of Ibn 'Arabi's life and doctrines. It begins with a spiritual topography of the twelfth century, emphasizing the differences between exoteric and esoteric forms of Islam. It also relates Islamic mysticism to mystical thought in the West.

• | By (Author): Henry Corbin
• | Series: Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 22, 1998
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 440 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9780691058344