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The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy : Ibn Sina, Suhrawardi, Shahrazuri and Beyond, Hardback Book

The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy : Ibn Sina, Suhrawardi, Shahrazuri and Beyond Hardback

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One of the most controversial issues that divided Islamic philosophers and theologians for many centuries was whether human beings would have a spiritual or bodily existence after death.

Suhrawardi, a pivotal figure in the history of Islamic philosophy, made a crucial contribution to this debate, with his idea of a world of image.This is a world beyond our earthly existence, to be reached in sleep, meditation, or after death.

This unlikely history is unravelled by Van Lit using an innovative approach, looking at a curious idea concerning eschatology proposed by Ibn Sina.

He explores the ways in which this idea - refuted by most medieval thinkers - was used by Suhrawardi and Shahrazuri to construct a sophisticated system of thought which has progressed through the centuries to take its place within mainstream theological texts.

The world of image remains a relevant notion for Muslim thinkers today.

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