The divine guide in early Shi ism : the sources of esotericism in Islam / by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi ; translated by David Streight
1994, First Edition. Albany : State University of New York Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #444316
ISBN: 0791421228
Physical description; x, 279 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Translation of: Le guide divin dans le shi`isme originel. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-262) and index. Translated from the French. Contents; Ch. I. Introduction: Return to the Earliest Sources. Hiero-Intelligence and Reason. Esotericism and Rationalization. The Sources. The Nature and Authority of Imamite Traditions -- Ch. II. The Pre-Existence of the Imam. The Worlds Before the World. The Guide-Light. Adamic Humanity. The "Voyage" of the Light. Excursus: "Vision with the Heart" Conception and Birth -- Ch. III. The Existence of the Imam. Comments on the "Political" Life of the Imams. The Sacred Science. Notes on the "Integral Quran" The Sacred Power -- Ch. IV. The Super-Existence of the Imam. Imamite Points of View on the Ancientness of the Information. The Imam and His Occultation: Esoteric Aspects. The Return and the Rising: Esoteric Aspects. Appendix: Some Implications of the Occultation: Individual Religion and Collective Religion. Subjects; Geschichte. Imamate. Sh ah Doctrines History. Im mat. Chiisme Doctrines Histoire. Movements within Islam. Sh ah Doctrines.
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