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Available
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Publication
Omega Publications (1994), Edition: 0002-, Paperback, 174 pages
Description
In the Sufism of ancient Iran, the quest for the dawning of light in the cosmic North symbolises the mystic's search for realisation. In this spiritual journey, the light arising in man's inner darkness -- the Northern Light or Midnight Sun -- represents the impartial but brilliant light of truth, that which sets us free from egotism and from slavery to material existence.
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LibraryThing member paradoxosalpha
This account of gnostic themes in Iranian traditions of mystical Islam discusses the theory of the personal genius under the rubric of the 'Perfect Nature.'
LibraryThing member breadhat
This book was a demanding but worthwhile read. Corbin analyzes the Sufi mystical experience in academic terms, but he also does his best to describe something that transcends words and to nourish the reader's intuitive understanding. He has his own political and religious agenda, but instead of
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steering him into a blinkered mindset, his beliefs serve as a creative springboard. He does tend to be repetitive, but this is probably necessary in order to maintain the reader's concentration. This is a quirky and brilliant book, and it falls into the same general milieu as work by Louis Massignon and Gershom Scholem. I highly recommend it! Show Less
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Physical description
174 p.; 0.85 inches
ISBN
0930872487 / 9780930872489
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The man of light in Iranian sufism by Henry Corbin (Paper Book)
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