Suhrawardi's Science of Mystic Lights

In this video we examine the mature philosophy of Suhrawardī as expressed in his work, The Philosophy of Illumination, the Ḥikmat al-Ishrāq.

Part I: Introduction - The Leaven of the Ancients 2:06
Part II: Metaphysics & Ontology - The Hierarchy of Mystic Light 11:59
Part III: Epistemology - Knowledge by Presence 46:55
Part IV: Psychology & Soteriology - The World of Autonomous Images 1:07:57

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