Through Averroes, mainstream Islamic philosophy lost its relationship to the active imagination, but the Sufi movement in Persia, as exemplified by Ibn Arabi, continued to explore contemplative approaches to the imaginal realm.
Mainstream Islamic philosophy lost its relationship to the active imagination. This was through Averroes. The Sufi movement in Persia continued to explore contemplative approaches to the imaginal realm. This was as exemplified by Ibn Arabi.