{"product_id":"henry-corbin-and-the-mundus-kamaruzzaman-bustamam-ahmad-9798245221823","title":"Henry Corbin and the Mundus Imaginalis: Figural Ontology, Vision, and the Reality of Appearance","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is \u003ci\u003emundus imaginalis\u003c\/i\u003e, and why does it matter for contemporary philosophy, religion, and metaphysics?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this rigorous and original study, \u003cb\u003eHenry Corbin and the Mundus Imaginalis\u003c\/b\u003e offers a sustained philosophical investigation into the \u003ci\u003eontological reality of the imaginal world\u003c\/i\u003e-a domain long misunderstood as metaphor, symbolism, or psychological imagination. Moving decisively beyond introductory accounts, this book examines how the imaginal operates as a \u003cb\u003ereal mode of being\u003c\/b\u003e, shaping vision, knowledge, presence, and meaning without collapsing into subjectivism or mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than revisiting familiar discussions of \u003ci\u003ecreative imagination\u003c\/i\u003e or symbolic interpretation, this work advances a \u003cb\u003efigural ontology of the imaginal\u003c\/b\u003e, analyzing how figures function as ontological operators rather than representations. Vision is treated not as perception or inner experience, but as an \u003cb\u003eontological and epistemic event\u003c\/b\u003e occurring within the imaginal field itself. Knowledge, in turn, is explored without objectification, verification, or doctrinal closure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also situates \u003ci\u003emundus imaginalis\u003c\/i\u003e as a decisive challenge to \u003cb\u003emodern ontology\u003c\/b\u003e, exposing the limitations of representational thinking, the flattening of being, and the collapse of intermediate reality in contemporary philosophy. By reopening ontology beyond subject-object dualism, the imaginal emerges as a critical resource for rethinking metaphysics after the failure of totalizing systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for \u003cb\u003eadvanced readers\u003c\/b\u003e, scholars, and serious students of philosophy of religion, Islamic philosophy, metaphysics, and phenomenology, this book does not offer a new system. Instead, it proposes a \u003cb\u003enon-systematic metaphysics of the imaginal\u003c\/b\u003e, grounded in fidelity to appearance, ontological humility, and disciplined openness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is ideal for readers interested in: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Corbin and Islamic metaphysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eMundus imaginalis and imaginal ontology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophy of imagination beyond psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eVision, presence, and non-representational knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritiques of modern ontology and epistemology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparative philosophy, phenomenology, and metaphysics of religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Corbin and the Mundus Imaginalis\u003c\/b\u003e is not an introduction. It is a \u003cb\u003ephilosophical continuation\u003c\/b\u003e, offering a mature, exacting engagement with the imaginal as a living ontological domain-one that remains irreducible, demanding, and indispensable for contemporary thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245221823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.44d","brand":"Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48176167387391,"sku":"9798245221823","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_defc20d4-422d-4fd3-8039-2d1e5f91ffaa.jpg?v=1771336803","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/henry-corbin-and-the-mundus-kamaruzzaman-bustamam-ahmad-9798245221823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}