"...the Imagination (or love, or sympathy, or any other sentiment) induces knowledge, and knowledge of an 'object' which is proper to it..."
Henry Corbin (1903-1978) was a scholar, philosopher and theologian. He was a champion of the transformative power of the Imagination and of the transcendent reality of the individual in a world threatened by totalitarianisms of all kinds. One of the 20th century’s most prolific scholars of Islamic mysticism, Corbin was Professor of Islam & Islamic Philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris and at the University of Teheran. He was a major figure at the Eranos Conferences in Switzerland. He introduced the concept of the mundus imaginalis into contemporary thought. His work has provided a foundation for archetypal psychology as developed by James Hillman and influenced countless poets and artists worldwide. But Corbin’s central project was to provide a framework for understanding the unity of the religions of the Book: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. His great work Alone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn ‘Arabi is a classic initiatory text of visionary spirituality that transcends the tragic divisions among the three great monotheisms. Corbin’s life was devoted to the struggle to free the religious imagination from fundamentalisms of every kind. His work marks a watershed in our understanding of the religions of the West and makes a profound contribution to the study of the place of the imagination in human life.

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Major Corbin Texts as pdf files

 A variety of Corbin's texts have been posted (this time) to Scribd and can be found published HERE.
 I will someday link to these separately in the Online Texts page...

PLEASE GO TO THIS PAGE FOR ALL ONLINE CORBIN TEXTS
Posted by Tom Cheetham at 8:06 AM

5 comments:

  1. ~Julian West June 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Tom --

    Clicking on the link comes up empty. Perhaps the link needs updated?
    Thanks.

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  2. Tom CheethamJune 16, 2011 at 10:28 AM

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  3. Tom CheethamJune 16, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    I'll see if i can fix it...

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  4. UnknownFebruary 23, 2017 at 9:08 AM

    Dears,

    I am looking for a pdf version of The Voyage and the Messenger: Iran and Philosophy, Henry Corbin.

    Can anyone help?

    Thank you in advance!

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  5. UnknownFebruary 23, 2017 at 9:09 AM

    Dears,

    I am looking for a pdf version for the book: The Voyage and the Messenger: Iran and Philosophy, Henry Corbin. Can anyone help?

    Thank you in advance.

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