Background
Walbridge, John was born on April 28, 1950 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. Son of John T. Junior and Mary Lou (Sailor) Walbridge.
( In the late twelfth century the mystical philosopher S...)
In the late twelfth century the mystical philosopher Suhrawardi developed a metaphysics based on metaphysical light that combined the Islamic Neoplatonism of Avicenna with ideas and symbols drawn from Islamic mysticism, classical Platonism, and Iranian mythology. This book analyzes how Qutb al-Din Shirazi, an Iranian scientist and philosopher of the thirteenth century and a leading exponent of Suhrawardi's thought, understood Suhrawardi's metaphysics of light and how he applied it in his own writings. Also discussed are Shirazi's own views on such subjects as the nature of existence, reincarnation and the transmigration of souls, and the spiritual universe known as the "World of Image." The book contains several appendices, including a detailed bibliography of Shirazi's writings and the text and translation of Shirazi's essay on the World of Image.
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Walbridge, John was born on April 28, 1950 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. Son of John T. Junior and Mary Lou (Sailor) Walbridge.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Near Eastern Languages, Harvard University, 1983.
Vice president, Northern Land and Lumber Company, Escanaba, Michigan, 1980-1987; general editor, Bahai Encyclopedia Project, Wilmette, Illinois, 1987-1991; assistant editor, Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University, New York City, 1991-1993; associate professor Near Eastern languages, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1993. Director Northern Land and Lumber Company, Escanaba.
( In the late twelfth century the mystical philosopher S...)
Married Linda Strickland, May 27, 1972 (deceased 2002). Children: John, Nathaniel, Married Frances Trix, June 26, 2004.