Abstract:
In this article, the book 'Avicenna and Mystical Allegory' and Henry Corbin's phenomenological discourse on Avicennian wisdom are analyzed and evaluated. Unlike the subjective approaches of most Western Orientalists, Corbin's phenomenological approach in this book can open the door to a fair dialogue between diverse cultures, an intellectual-cultural interaction that will lead to the enrichment of the thought and culture of both parties. For example, in this book, the ground for dialogue between Shiite Illuminationist rationality and Western abstract rationality is provided, and also the comparison between the Eastern Avicennian tradition and the Western Hermetic tradition is made possible; consequently, the influence and impact of Eastern and Western thinkers on each other from the past to the present is examined. Other points that, according to the author of this article, are drawn from Corbin's book include attention to the grounds for dialogue between Western myths and Eastern myths, which leads to greater understanding between Western and Eastern cultures. One of the prominent points of the book is Henry Corbin's extra-religious view on the issue of Imamate in Imami Shiism, which can provide suitable grounds for Shiite researchers to pay worthy attention to a global understanding in intercultural dialogue about their beliefs, so that the correct introduction of their epistemological teachings precludes extremist and incorrect interpretations.
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One of the prominent points of the book is Henry Corbin's extra-religious view on the issue of Imamate in Imami Shiism, which can provide suitable grounds for Shiite researchers so that in intercultural dialogue regarding their beliefs, they also have a worthy attention to global understanding, so that the correct introduction of their epistemological teachings eliminates the possibility of extremist and incorrect interpretations.
By focusing on the works of this French Islamologist, he has opened a new window for lovers of Shiite-Iranian wisdom, and researchers seeking to discover the intellectual-spiritual heritage of Islam can, by scrutinizing Henry Corbin's methodology, discover new ways to explore rich Islamic thoughts and compare them with other ideas.
In the book "Ibn Sina and Mystical Allegory," Corbin's phenomenological method has caused him to reread Avicennian wisdom in such a way that angels are perceived in their hierarchical position as gradated intellects (p.
In the book "Ibn Sina and Mystical Allegory," in addition to the aspects of distinction between Western and Eastern reason, Henry Corbin has also addressed the aspects of distinction between Hermetic allegory and Avicennian allegory in the story of Salaman and Absal.
2 Intra-cultural Comparison In this book, Henry Corbin conveys a constructive message to researchers of Iranian-Islamic thought; namely, that the Avicennian school has had different fates in the two worlds of East and West.
The study of the book 'Ibn Sina and Mystical Allegory' shows that Henry Corbin's extra-religious perspective has caused some Islamic issues to be defined in an unusual and inaccurate way.
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