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.

• | Author: Henry Corbin, Ralph Manheim
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 22, 1998
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780691058344
• | ISBN-10: 0691058342