Visualizing the soul: Diagrams and the subtle body of light (jism laṭīf) in Shams al-Dīn al-Daylamī’s The Mirror of Souls (Mirʿāt al-arwāḥ)
Light is a discursive tool that Sufis have drawn upon over the centuries in order to elucidate systems of thought and practice. In medieval Islamic thought, light was closely associated with the soul as well as conceptions of sight and the eye. It also occupied an important place in cosmology. By th...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2021
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Critical research on religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-174 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sufism
/ Soul
/ Light
/ Subtle energy
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RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam |
Further subjects: | B
Daylami
B Light B diagrams B subtle substance B Body B Sufism |
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