{"product_id":"theworldofimageinislamicphilosophyibnsinasuhrawardishahrazuriandbeyond","title":"The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy: Ibn Sina, Suhrawardi, Shahrazuri and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL.W.C. van Lit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781474441230\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraces the medieval Islamic notion of a world of image from its conception until today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most controversial issues that divided Islamic philosophers and theologians during the Middle Ages was whether human beings would have a spiritual or bodily existence after death. The idea of a world of image was conceived as a solution, suggesting that there exists a world of non-physical (imagined) bodies, beyond our earthly existence. This world may be reached in sleep, in meditation or after death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the embryonic conception by Ibn Sina, to the radical rethinking by Suhrawardi and Shahrazuri into a sophisticated system, L. W. C. van Lit unravels the history of this idea. Using a distant reading approach for measuring the transmission, he further shows how the idea remained relevant for Muslim thinkers through the centuries, up until today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. From Ibn Sīnā to Suhrawardī: The Contested Idea of Using Imagination after Death\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Suhrawardī’s recognition of an Additional Realm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Shahrazūrī on Suhrawardī’s Suspended Images\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Suhrawardī’s Lukewarm Commentators\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. The reception of Shahrazūrī’s World of Image Up Until the Present Day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32948152008739,"sku":"9781474441230","price":56.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/9c4a079c99ad388a5fe2c65ae9418120cb0720ef.jpg?v=1605077971","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/theworldofimageinislamicphilosophyibnsinasuhrawardishahrazuriandbeyond","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}