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Gnosis in general is still quite misunderstood regardless of how it’s approached. And in this work elaborating the significance of his “mundus imaginalis”, Corbin is still misunderstood by some due to the dense introduction. This is remedied by reading Darmesteter’s Zend Avesta where the “mythology” is actually introduced, but that’s no easy read either. So the first half will require re-reading, especially when one discovers the sublime beauty of the second part, with it’s anthology of segments from different mystics.Corbin states as much on p 57, in reference to Shī-ism: “ Too often, influenced by contemporary fads, people reduce its origins to questions of political succession. By so doing, they completely overlook the important body of literature consisting of the conversations of the first adepts with successive Imams until the ninth century of our era. “So not for a beginning student but of immense value to the mystic seeker.