History of Islamic Philosophy by Henry Corbin

382 Pages·2011·3.65 MB·English

Histoorfyl slamic Philosophy
Henry Corbin
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PhilSihpe rrard
KEGAN PAULI NTERNANTAILO
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in associawtiitho n
ILSAMICP UBLICATIOSN
for
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London

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Contents
Transcription xi
Foreword xiii
PARTO NE
Fromt heBe ginninDgo wnt ot heD eatohf A verro(e5s5 9/119)8
TheS ourcoefsP hilosopMheidciatla tiionIn s lam 1
1.S piriteuxeagle soifst heQu ran 1
2.Th et ranslations 14
II.Sh.i isamn dP rophetPihci losophy 23
Preliinmaryo bservations 23
A TwelveSrh iism 31
1.P erioadnds sources 31
2.Es otericism 36
3.P rophetology 39
4.Im amology 45
5.G nosiology 51
6.Hi erohisatndo rym etahistory 61
7.T heh iddenimaamn de schatology 68
R Ismailism 74
Perioadnsd s ourcepsr:o to-Ismailism 74
I.F atimIisdm ailism 79
1.T hed ialecotfti hcet awhid 79
2.Th edra ma inH eaveann dt heb irthT iomf e 84
86
3.C yclictailm eh:i erohisatnodryh ierrachies
4.Im amology ande schatology 90
IT.T her eformIesdm ailoifsA ml amut 93
93
1.P erioadnsd s ources
2.Th ec onceopftt he Imam 97
100
3.I mamology andt hep hilosoopfhr ye surrection
4.Is mailiasnmdS ufism 102
IIIT.he S unni. Ka lam 105
A.T heM u'tazilites 105
1.T heo rigins 105
2.Th ed octrine 109
R Abua lHasa n al-Ash'arf 112
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CONTENTS
1.T hel ief andw orkosf a l-Ash'ari 112
2.T hed octrionfea l-Ash'ari 114
C.A sh'arism 117
1.T hev icissitoufdtehAses h'arSictheo ol 117
2.A tomism 120
3.R easoann df aith 122
IV. Philosoapnhdyt heN aturSacli ences 125
1.H ermeticism 125
2.J abiirb nH ayyaann da lchemy 128
3. Theen cyclopaoefdtihlaek hwaanl -Safa' 133
4.R haze(sa l-Rapzhiy)s,i cainadnp hilosopher 136
5.T hep hilosoopfhl ya nguage 142
6. AI-Biruni 147
7. AI-Khwarizmi 149
8.I bna lH-aytham 149
9. Shahmardan al-Razi 152
v. TheH ellneizing Philosophers 153
Foreword 153
1.A I-Kinadnidh ips upils 154
2.A-1Farabi 158
3.A bu al-Hasan al-'Amiri 165
4.A vicenannad A v icennism 167
5.I bnM askuyaIhb,n F atiIk,b nH indu 175
6.A baa l-Barakat al-Baghdadi 177
7.A buH amida l-Ghazaanldti h ec ritioqfup eh ilosophy 179
VI. Sufism 187
1.P reliminraermya rks 187
2.A buY azid al-Bastami 192
3.A I-Junayd 194
4. AIH-akim alT-irmidhi 195
S.AI-aHllaj 197
6.A hmada l-Ghazaanld'i p urleo ve" 199
VII.A I-Suhrawaarnddti h eP hilosoopfhlyi ght 205
1.T her estaotrioonft hew isdoomf a nciePnetr sia 205
2.T heO rienotf thLei ght(sI shraq) 209
3.T heh ierarcohfyt huen ievrses 212
4.T heo ccidenetxaille 215
5.T heI hsraqiyun 218
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CONTENTS
VIIII.n A ndalusia 221
1.I bnM asarraahn dt hes choooflA lmeria 221
2.I bnH azmo fC ordoba 226
3.I bnB ajjah( Avemapce)o fSaragossa 230
4.I bna l-SoifdB adajoz 236
5.I bnT ufaylo fC adiz 237
6.A verroaen'dsA verroism 242
Transition 249
PARTTW O
Fromt heD eatohf A verreost ot heP reseDnaty
253
GeneraSlu rvey
I. SunnTih ought 263
A.T heP hilosophers 263
I.A I-Abhari 263
2.I bnS ab' in 263
3.A I-Katailb-iQ azwini 265
4.R ashiadl -OiFna dl-Allah 266
5.Q utba l-Oailn- Razi 266
B.T heT heologioafntsh keal am 267
I.F akltra l-Oianl -Razi 267
2.A I-Iji 269
3.A l-aTftazani 271
4.A I-Jurjani 272
C.T heA dversaroifetshP eh ilosophers 273
IbnT aymiyaahn dh ifso llowers 273
D.T heE ncycloapedists 275
1.Z akariyaa'l -Qazwini 275
2.S hamsa l-OMinu hammada l-Amuli 277
3.I bnKh aldun 277
II, TheM etaphysoifSc usf ism 283
1.R uzbihaBna qlail -Shirazi 284
2. t'aAro fNisahpur 286
3.' Umara l-Suhrawardi 289
4.I bna l-'Arabih isas ncdh ool 291
5.N ajma lD ina l-Kubarnad h iss chool 296
6.A I-Simnani 299
7.' Alail -Hamadhani 300
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CONTENTS
8.J alaall -DiRunm ia ndt hMea wlawis 301
9.Ma hmud al-ShabistaSrhia msa nd al-Din al-Lahiji 304
10.' Abd al-Karim al-Jili 306
11.N i'mat Allah Wali al-Kirmani 308
12.Huruafinsd Be ktashis 309
13.JSlm 310
14.H usayn Kashifi 311
15.' Abd al-Ghani al-Nablusi 312
16N.u r' Ali-Sahnadht heS ufi Renewaaltt hee ndo fthe 313
eighteecnetnht ury
17.T heD hahabis 316
ill. ShiiTtheo ught 319
1.N asiarl -DiTnu sain dt heS hiiktea lam 319
2.T heI smailis 324
3.T heI shraqic urrent 32'7
4.S hiisamn da lchemy: al-Jaldaki 331
5.T hei ntegratoifoI nb na l-'Arabtio S hiimteet aphysics 332
6.S adra l-DDians htaaknid t hes chooolfS hiraz 335
7.Mir Damada ndt hes chooolfI sfahan 338
8.Mir Findiisrkain dh isp upils 340
9.M ulla SadraS hirazia ndh isp upils 342
10.R ajah' AlTia brizi andh isp upils 345
11. Qadi Sai'd Qwnmi 346
12.F romt hes chooolfI sfahtaont hes chooolfT eharn 348
13S. haykAhhm ad Ahsa' ia ndt heS haykhis chooolfK irman 35 2
14.J a'fKaasrhfi 356
15.T hes chooolfsKh urasan 358
(aHa)d i Sabzavarain dt hes chooolfS abzavar 358
(b)T hes chooolf Mashhad 362
Perspective 365
Elemenotfsa Bibliography 367
Lisotf A bbreviations 409
Index 413