Imaginal worlds : Ibn al-Arabi and the problem of religious diversity / William C. Chittick
1994, First Edition. Albany, New York : State University of New York Press. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #443420
ISBN: 0791422496
Physical description; vii, 208 p., ill. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents; Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I. HUMAN PERFECTION -- 1. Oneness of Being -- 2. Microcosm, Macrocosm, and Perfect Man -- 3. Ethics and Antinomianism -- 4. Self-Knowledge and the Original Human Disposition -- PART II. WORLDS OF IMAGINATION -- 5. Revelation and Poetic Imagery -- 6. Meetings with Imaginal Men -- 7. Death and the Afterlife -- PART III. RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY -- 8. A Myth of Origins -- 9. Diversity of Belief -- 10. The Divine Roots of Religion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Sources -- Index of Koranic Verses -- Index of Hadiths and Sayings -- Index of Names and Terms. Subjects; Ibn al-Arabi 1165-1240. Ibn al- Arab , Muh al-D n Muh mmad ibn Al 1165-1240. Islam Doctrines. Islam Doctrines History. Philosophy, Islamic. Sufism.
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