Al-Ghazālī on Experiential Knowing and Imaginal Mediation

This article examines al-Ghazālī’s conception of experiential knowledge and imaginal cosmology with special attention to his Kitāb sharḥ ʿajāʾib al-qalb (Marvels of the Heart) and other relevant works. In the process, it demonstrates how, for al-Ghazālī, unseen forces – benevolent and malevolent – i...

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Main Author: Richmond, Joel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2022, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-17
Further subjects:B Sufi psychology
B angels and demons
B imaginal world
B Sufi epistemology
B al-Ghazālī
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