The aim of the paper is to provide further remarks on the spiritual triad al-Jadd, al-Fath and al-Khayal, that played a relevant role on both cosmological and gnoseological levels, on the basis of some testimonies dating back to the Fatimide period, so as to analyze how the triad was represented in the Ismaili literature of that time.

The representation of al-Jadd, al-Fatḥ and al-Khayāl in the Ismaili literature: some examples and further remarks

STRAFACE, Antonella
2016-01-01

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to provide further remarks on the spiritual triad al-Jadd, al-Fath and al-Khayal, that played a relevant role on both cosmological and gnoseological levels, on the basis of some testimonies dating back to the Fatimide period, so as to analyze how the triad was represented in the Ismaili literature of that time.
2016
Inglese
AA.VV.
Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Maria De Cillis, Daniel De Smet, Orkhan Mir-Kasimov
Esotérisme shi'ite, ses racines et ses prolongements
423
440
18
978-2-503-56874-4
Brepols
Turnhout
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Ismaili cosmology, Kuni-Qadar, spiritual pentad, simiya'
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Straface, Antonella
2 Contributo in Volume::2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
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