Christian Jambet (born 23 April 1949, Algiers, French Algeria) is a French philosopher and Islamologist.

Publications

Essais

*1976: ''Apologie de Platon, Essais de métaphysique'', coll. « Théoriciens », Éditions Grasset, 249 p. *: With Guy Lardreau, ''Ontologie de la révolution'' : **1976: ''I. L'ange. Pour une cynégétique du semblant'', coll. « Figures », Éditions Grasset. **1978: ''II. Le Monde. Réponse à la question « Qu'est-ce que les droits de l'homme ? »'', coll. « Figures », Éditions Grasset, 281 p. *1983: ''La Logique des Orientaux. Henry Corbin et la science des formes'', coll. « L'Ordre philosophique », Éditions du Seuil, 315 p. *1990: ''La Grande résurrection d'Alamût. Les formes de la liberté dans le shî'isme ismaélien'', Verdier, Lagrasse, 418 p. *2002: ''L'Acte d'être. La philosophie de la révélation chez

Mulla Sadra Ṣadr ad-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī, more commonly known as Mullā Ṣadrā ( fa, ملا صدرا; ar, صدر المتألهین) (c. 1571/2 – c. 1635/40 CE / 980 – 1050 AH), was a Persian Twelver Shi'i Islamic mystic, philosopher, the ...

'', coll. « L'espace intérieur », Fayard, 447 p. *2003: ''Le Caché et l'apparent'', coll. « Mythes et religions »,

L'Herne L'Herne is a French independent publishing house, known worldwide for its collection ''Cahiers de L'Herne''. History The adventure of L'Herne, this independent publishing house located in the immediate vicinity of the Institut de France and dir ...

, 206 p. *2004: with

Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi is an Islamologist at the École pratique des Hautes Études. He is one of the leading academics within the study of early Twelver Shiʿism. Views on Early Shi'ism Early Shi'is held supra-natural beliefs about the Im ...

: ''Qu'est-ce que le shî'isme ?'', Fayard, 386 p. *2007: with

Jean Bollack Jean Bollack (15 March 1923 – 4 December 2012) was a French philosopher, philologist and literary critic. Biography He first studied classical philology at the University of Basel, among others with and Albert Béguin, and from 1945 at the ...

and Abdelwahab Meddeb : ''La Conférence de Ratisbonne, enjeux et controverses'', Bayard, 115 p. *2008: ''Mort et résurrection en islam, L'au-delà selon Molla Sadra'', coll. « Spiritualités », Albin Michel. *2011: ''Qu'est-ce que la philosophie islamique'', folio essais. *2016: ''Le gouvernement divin. Islam et conception politique du monde'', CNRS éditions,

Commented translations

*1994: ''Oscar Wilde : Ballade de la geôle de Reading'', trad. et postface de CJ, Verdier, 104 p. *1996: ''Nazîroddîn Tûsî : La Convocation d'Alamût, Somme de philosophie ismaélienne'', Verdier, 375 p. *1998: ''Jalâloddîn Rûmî : Soleil du réel, Poèmes d'amour mystique'', Imprimerie nationale, 227 p. *2000: ''Se rendre immortel'', suivi de la traduction de ''Mollâ Sadrâ Shîrâzî : Traité de la résurrection'', Fata Morgana, 186 p.

Editions and important prefaces

*1975: Gilles Susong : ''La Politique d'Orphée, Essai sur la tradition despotique en Grèce ancienne'', Grasset. *1991: ''Les homélies clémentines'', Verdier. *1992: Leili Echghi : ''Un temps entre les temps, L'imam, le chi'isme, l'Iran'', Le Cerf. *

Henry Corbin Henry Corbin (14 April 1903 – 7 October 1978)Shayegan, DaryushHenry Corbin in Encyclopaedia Iranica. was a French philosopher, theologian, and Iranologist, professor of Islamic studies at the École pratique des hautes études. He was in ...

: **1993: ''Itinéraire d'un enseignement'', Institut français de recherche en Iran. **1994: ''Trilogie ismaelienne'', Verdier. **2001: ''Suhrawardi d'Alep'', Fata Morgana. **2003: ''Sohrawardi : Le livre de la sagesse orientale'', Gallimard **1999: ''Correspondance Corbin-Ivanow'', Peeters. *2000: Isabelle de Gastine, translation of ''Nezâmi : Les sept portraits'', Fayard. *2001: Michel Cazenave : ''La chute vertigineuse'', Arma Artis. *2005: S.J. Badakhchani, edition and translation of ''Rawda-yi taslim: Paradise of submission, A medieval treatise on Ismaili thought'', Tauris. *2005:

Forough Farrokhzad Forugh Farrokhzad ( fa, فروغ فرخزاد; 28 December 1934 – 14 February 1967) was an influential Iranian poet and film director. She was a controversial modernist poet and an iconoclast,* feminist author.Forugh Farrokhzad died at the age ...

: ''La conquête du jardin, Poèmes, 1951–1965'', Lettres persanes. *2007:

Farhad Daftary Farhad Daftary ( fa, فرهاد دفترى; born 1938 in Brussels) is a Belgian-born Iranian-British Islamic scholar who is co-director and head of the Department of Academic Research and Publications at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. ...

: ''Légendes des Assassins, Mythes sur les Ismaéliens'', Vrin. *2009:

Louis Massignon Louis Massignon (25 July 1883 – 31 October 1962) was a Catholic scholar of Islam and a pioneer of Catholic-Muslim mutual understanding. He was an influential figure in the twentieth century with regard to the Catholic church's relationship w ...

, ''Écrits mémorables'', 178 texts (some unpublished) edited, presented and annotated under the direction of Christian Jambet, by

François Angelier François Angelier (born 22 August 1958) is a French journalist, presenter, essayist, biographer and author of fantasy novels. Biography Angelier's early discovery of Owen, Claude Seignolle, Michel de Ghelderode, Kubin, Meyrink and especially J ...

, François L'Yvonnet and Souâd Ayada, Robert-Laffont, coll. « Bouquins », 2 volumes.

Participation to collective works

*2009: ''Philosophies d'ailleurs. Les pensées indiennes, chinoises et tibétaines'', under the direction of Roger-Pol Droit,

Éditions Hermann Éditions Hermann () is a French publishing house founded in 1876, by the French professor of mathematics Arthur Hermann. It publishes books on science and the arts. ''Éléments de mathématique'' Hermann is noted for publishing several volu ...

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