I was not aware of Corbin or his work until reading your hosannas of him, Rob. So I'll definitely be looking into him in the near future. Iran and its formidably rich history has long fascinated me, and, given the dire straits it is now in, my hopes of one day visiting it and seeing its splendour firsthand have been similarly dashed. However, as you say, visiting it via the imagination and Corbin's work remains an option, thankfully.