Temple and Contemplation
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Temple and Contemplation is a seminal work of Islamic philosophy and mysticism by Henry Corbin that explores Shi‘ite spirituality, visionary imagination, and the symbolic meaning of sacred space.
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| Temple and Contemplation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple and Contemplation Context triple: [Henry Corbin, notableWork, Temple and Contemplation]
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A.
Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises is a 16th-century collection of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices by Ignatius of Loyola that forms the foundational spiritual guide for Jesuits and many other Christian retreatants.
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B.
Faith and Reason
Faith and Reason is a philosophical work by Richard Swinburne that systematically examines how religious belief can be rationally justified through arguments about faith, evidence, and the nature of God.
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Faith and Reason
Faith and Reason is an encyclical letter by Pope John Paul II that explores the relationship between religious faith and philosophical inquiry.
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D.
Temple Exercises
Temple Exercises is an early performance and installation project by artist Theaster Gates that explores spirituality, Black identity, and ritual through music, ceramics, and communal space.
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Divine Presence
Divine Presence refers to the manifest, immanent aspect of God experienced within the world and in the lives of individuals, often understood in Jewish mysticism as the indwelling of the divine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple and Contemplation Target entity description: Temple and Contemplation is a seminal work of Islamic philosophy and mysticism by Henry Corbin that explores Shi‘ite spirituality, visionary imagination, and the symbolic meaning of sacred space.
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A.
Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises is a 16th-century collection of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices by Ignatius of Loyola that forms the foundational spiritual guide for Jesuits and many other Christian retreatants.
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B.
Faith and Reason
Faith and Reason is a philosophical work by Richard Swinburne that systematically examines how religious belief can be rationally justified through arguments about faith, evidence, and the nature of God.
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C.
Faith and Reason
Faith and Reason is an encyclical letter by Pope John Paul II that explores the relationship between religious faith and philosophical inquiry.
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D.
Temple Exercises
Temple Exercises is an early performance and installation project by artist Theaster Gates that explores spirituality, Black identity, and ritual through music, ceramics, and communal space.
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E.
Divine Presence
Divine Presence refers to the manifest, immanent aspect of God experienced within the world and in the lives of individuals, often understood in Jewish mysticism as the indwelling of the divine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of Islamic philosophy ⓘ work of religious studies ⓘ |
| about |
esoteric exegesis of Islamic texts
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imaginal realm as interpreted by Henry Corbin ⓘ relationship between temple and inner spiritual life ⓘ role of imagination in spiritual knowledge ⓘ symbolic interpretation of religious architecture ⓘ visionary experience in Shi'ite spirituality ⓘ |
| author | Henry Corbin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Islamic studies
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comparative religion ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ symbolism of sacred space ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic philosophy
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mysticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ibn Arabi's mysticism
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Iranian Shi'ism ⓘ
linked to:
Shia theology
Shi'ite theology ⓘ Suhrawardi's Illuminationist philosophy ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic mysticism
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Shi'a Islam ⓘ
linked to:
Shia Islam
Shi'ite esotericism ⓘ Shi'ite spirituality ⓘ contemplation ⓘ esotericism in Islam ⓘ hermeneutics of sacred texts ⓘ imaginal world ⓘ symbolic meaning of sacred space ⓘ temple symbolism ⓘ visionary imagination ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of visionary imagination
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exploration of Shi'ite spirituality ⓘ interpretation of temple symbolism in Islam ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
ontology of the imaginal world
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relationship between visible and invisible worlds ⓘ sacred space ⓘ symbolic hermeneutics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
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existential phenomenology ⓘ phenomenology of religion ⓘ |
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