Henry Corbin Studies Imaginal Islam: Henry Corbin and the Metaphysics of the Imaginal World, Book 1, (Paperback)

<p><i>Imaginal Islam: Henry Corbin and the Metaphysics of the Imaginal World</i> is a continuation of my long-term engagement with the thought of Henry Corbin. Building upon my earlier studies of Corbin, this book moves beyond introductory exposition toward a deeper exploration of the imaginal world as a fundamental dimension of Islamic metaphysics.</p><p>At the heart of this work is Corbin's recovery of <i>&amp;#703;&amp;#257;lam al-mith&amp;#257;l</i>-the imaginal world that mediates between the sensible and the intelligible. Rather than treating imagination as a psychological faculty or literary metaphor, this book approaches it as an ontological reality through which meaning, symbol, and spiritual knowledge become accessible.</p><p>Drawing on Corbin's readings of Ibn &amp;#703;Arabi, Suhrawardi, and the Illuminationist tradition, the book examines creative imagination as an organ of knowledge, angelology as a metaphysics of mediation, and symbolic perception as a mode of encounter rather than representation. These themes are developed not as abstract doctrines, but as a coherent philosophical vision that challenges modern reductions of religion to law, ideology, or identity.</p><p>This volume also situates imaginal Islam within the contemporary crisis of meaning. By engaging Corbin's critique of modernity, secularism, and literalism, the book offers an alternative orientation-one that neither rejects critical reason nor surrenders metaphysical depth. Imaginal Islam is presented here as a way of seeing, grounded in Islamic philosophy yet open to universal resonance.</p><p>Written for readers already familiar with Corbin's work, as well as those seeking a philosophically rigorous entry into his thought, <i>Imaginal Islam</i> is intended as a reflective continuation rather than a repetition. It invites the reader to move from interpretation toward participation, and from conceptual understanding toward attentiveness to the imaginal horizon itself.</p>

• Henry Corbin Studies Imaginal Islam: Henry Corbin and the Metaphysics of the Imaginal World, Book 1, (Paperback)
• Author: Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad
• ISBN: 9798261882022
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2025-12-17
• Page Count: 154