Henry Corbin (1903-1978) remains an important influence on my reading of #philosophy and the #Shii tradition and after a quick presentation of his intellectual formation 1/
I will present #Corbin relationship to #Protestant theology, #existentialism and #phenomenology #orthodox #Russian philosophy and theology before considering his engagement in #Iranian #Islam and its philosophies 3/
He studied philosophy at the famous section Ve (sciences religieuses) at the #ÉcolePratiquedesHautesÉtudes with Étienne Gilson (1884-1978), éminent medievalist and #Thomist, graduating in 1925 4/
He then began to study #Arabic and #Sanskrit at École des langues orientales (later INALCO) graduating in 1929 in Arabic Persian and Turkish where he met Louis Massignon (1883-1962) and Henrik Nyberg (1889-1974) 5/
He also completed his dissertation #EPHE in 1928 on the philosophy of the Spanish mystic Luis de Léon (1527-1591) and began an association at the Bibliothèque Nationale where #Massignon first gave him a copy of #Suhrawardi Hikmat al-Ishraq 6/
The website run by Les Amis de Henry et Stella Corbin is the best resource for all #Corbiniana amiscorbin.com 7/
At #EPHE he also studied with Émile Bréhier (1876-1952) whose course in #Plotinus and the #Upanishads in 1923-24 left a lasting impression on him 4a/
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