Persian mysticism

Persian mysticism, or the Persian love tradition, is a traditional interpretation of existence, life and love, reliant upon revelatory and heart-felt principles in reasoning. Though partially sourced from the mystical Zoroastrian traditions of the Persian Empire, in its contemporary practical aspects it is now synonymous with Sufism in contemporary Iran.^[1]

Thought[]

Persian mystical thought has been analysed critically by Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub, Abdolkarim Soroush, and Dariush Shayegan. In Rumi, one can find love-based mysticism; in Hafiz the pleasure-based mysticism. Under Rumi's influences, Abdolkarim Soroush is currently working on power-based or epic mysticism.^[2]^[3]

Music[]

Shajarian
Keyhan Kalhor
Hossein Alizadeh
Shahram Nazeri

Medieval Persian mystical figures[]

Rumi
Hafiz
Farid al-Din Attar
Saadi
Baba Taher
Najmeddin Kubra
Shams Tabrizi
Bayazid Bastami
Abul-Hassan Kharaqani
Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi
Mansur Al-Hallaj
Omar Khayyám
Jami
Sanai

Modern art and the Persian mystical tradition[]

Persian mysticism has a significant impact on Iranian modern art.

World experts in Persian mysticism[]

Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub
Abdolkarim Soroush
Darius Shayegan

References[]

^ Garraty, John A., and Peter Gay. Columbia History of the World. Harper & Row, New York, 1981. ISBN 0-88029-004-8
^ Tarnas, Richard. The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that have Shaped Our World View. Balantine: New York, 1993. ISBN 0-345-36809-6
^ Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions. Harper: San Francisco, 1991. ISBN 0-06-250811-3

[1] Garraty, John A., and Peter Gay. Columbia History of the World. Harper & Row, New York, 1981. ISBN 0-88029-004-8

[2] Tarnas, Richard. The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that have Shaped Our World View. Balantine: New York, 1993. ISBN 0-345-36809-6

[3] Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions. Harper: San Francisco, 1991. ISBN 0-06-250811-3

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