The role of the intellect in the medieval Jewish and Islamic mystical traditions: A comparative study between R. Abulafia and Shaykh Suhrawardi
Enlighten: Theses 2000 Marline Shaheen
The intellect has a unique role in the mystical transformation. Mystics claim that the intellect as a mystical tool leads to the perfection of the self. The state of perfection is achieved when the true human essence and meaning are realised through this mystical intellect. Thus, mysticism has a rational aspect to it which can be defined in terms of the role the intellect in the mystical...