Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi
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Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi is Henry Corbin’s influential philosophical and theological study of Ibn ʿArabi’s concept of imagination as a central mode of spiritual knowledge and visionary experience in Sufism.
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| Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi Context triple: [Henry Corbin, notableWork, Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi]
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Discourses of Rumi
Discourses of Rumi is a collection of prose talks and spiritual teachings by the 13th-century Persian mystic and poet Jalal al-Din Rumi, compiled from his informal conversations with disciples and followers.
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On the Morals of Dervishes
"On the Morals of Dervishes" is a didactic chapter in Saadi's classic Persian work Gulistan that reflects on the ethics, behavior, and spiritual conduct of Sufi ascetics.
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Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination
Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination is a scholarly monograph by Wouter J. Hanegraaff that reexamines Western esotericism and Hermetic traditions through critical historical and philosophical analysis.
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Wahdat al-wujud
Wahdat al-wujud is a Sufi metaphysical doctrine that posits the ultimate unity of all existence in the single, absolute reality of God.
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E.
Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia
Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia is a mystical Jewish tradition developed by Abraham Abulafia that emphasizes ecstatic meditation, letter permutations, and visionary experiences as paths to prophetic enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi Target entity description: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi is Henry Corbin’s influential philosophical and theological study of Ibn ʿArabi’s concept of imagination as a central mode of spiritual knowledge and visionary experience in Sufism.
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A.
Discourses of Rumi
Discourses of Rumi is a collection of prose talks and spiritual teachings by the 13th-century Persian mystic and poet Jalal al-Din Rumi, compiled from his informal conversations with disciples and followers.
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B.
On the Morals of Dervishes
"On the Morals of Dervishes" is a didactic chapter in Saadi's classic Persian work Gulistan that reflects on the ethics, behavior, and spiritual conduct of Sufi ascetics.
-
C.
Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination
Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination is a scholarly monograph by Wouter J. Hanegraaff that reexamines Western esotericism and Hermetic traditions through critical historical and philosophical analysis.
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D.
Wahdat al-wujud
Wahdat al-wujud is a Sufi metaphysical doctrine that posits the ultimate unity of all existence in the single, absolute reality of God.
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E.
Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia
Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia is a mystical Jewish tradition developed by Abraham Abulafia that emphasizes ecstatic meditation, letter permutations, and visionary experiences as paths to prophetic enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical study ⓘ theological study ⓘ |
| about |
Islamic esotericism
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Sufi metaphysics ⓘ alam al-mithal NERFINISHED ⓘ doctrine of imagination ⓘ hermeneutics of symbols ⓘ imaginal world ⓘ spiritual knowledge ⓘ visionary experience ⓘ |
| author | Henry Corbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
imaginal encounters with divine realities
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intermediate world between spirit and matter ⓘ role of visionary recitals ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic studies
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comparative religion ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
imagination as mode of knowledge
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imagination as organ of spiritual perception ⓘ ontology of images ⓘ relationship between imagination and prophecy ⓘ relationship between imagination and revelation ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic philosophy
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mysticism studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| influenced |
Henry Corbin's later works
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Western study of Sufism ⓘ philosophy of imagination ⓘ scholarship on Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ibn 'Arabi
NERFINISHED
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Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
barzakh
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hierohistory ⓘ mundus imaginalis NERFINISHED ⓘ spiritual hermeneutics ⓘ symbolic exegesis ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Ibn 'Arabi
NERFINISHED
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Islamic mysticism ⓘ Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ creative imagination ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L'Imagination créatrice dans le soufisme d'Ibn 'Arabî NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of Sufi studies
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influential work on Ibn 'Arabi ⓘ |
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