The Imaginal in Art: A Phenomenological-Hermeneutic and Sufi Study of Three Salik of the Qudusiyah Sufi Order
MELINTAS September 7, 2026 Alfathri Adlin, Yasraf Amir Piliang, Bambang Sugiharto et al.
Scholars commonly understand the creation of artworks through images and imagination as creative processes that transform sensory experience. However, previous studies have discussed the concept of the imaginal primarily in the context of mystical experience and have rarely connected it to artistic creation. This study analyzes the role of imaginal experience in the creative processes of three...