Turning Religious Experience into Reality: The Spiritual Power of Himma
The extremely influential mystic, Muḥyī al-Dīn ibn ‘Arabī (d. 634/1240), believes that the most advanced gnostics are imbued with a special power that turns their religious experience into reality. This is the power of <i>himma</i>—the power of existentiation that elite gnostics derive f...
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MDPI AG
2023-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/3/385 |