"The volume demonstrates the cultural centrality of the oral tradition for Iranian studies. It contains contributions from scholars from various areas of Iranian and comparative studies, among which are the pre-Islamic Zoroastrian tradition with its wide network of influences in…
"The volume demonstrates the cultural centrality of the oral tradition for Iranian studies. It contains contributions from scholars from various areas of Iranian and comparative studies, among which are the pre-Islamic Zoroastrian tradition with its wide network of influences in…
Quatrains
by Omar Khayyam, Monteil, Vincent, Furet, Blandine, Ḥāfiẓ
fromPetite bibliothèque de Sindbad
This dissertation delineates the intersections of transgression, law, inclusion and exclusion, self and Other, in Farid al-Din Attar Nishapuri's (1145-1221) treatment of class, gender, sexuality, and religion. I examine four sets of love stories that Attar used in his writings t…
Representative of the exotic and erotic east, enemy of Christianity, prophet of hedonism, champion of free thinkers, Omar Khayyam and his Ruba'iyyat have been the stuff of legend for centuries. Nourished by an admiration of Khayyam that has been with him since childhood, Aminraz…
This research examined how Rumi's poetry impacts the lives of individuals who study his teachings, written 800 years ago in his masterpiece, Mathnawi. After teaching Rumi for the last15 years, I was aware of positive changes in my students' lives but wanted a more in-depth under…
This theoretical study encompasses a theory of authentic self-love as a healing phenomenon in relational, systemic psychotherapy, utilizing selected psychological, philosophical, theological and aesthetic interdisciplinary literature, texts ranging from 2,000 BCE to the present,…
A particular--Persian--trajectory for the configurations of a certain German orientation and identity-formation from the late Baroque Rococo, past Classicist Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang , and German Romantics is disserted using Goethe's theory of poetic translation as derived…
Shahnama Studies III focuses on the hugely successful afterlife of the Shahnama or Book of Kings, completed by the poet Firdausi around 1010 AD. This long epic grew out to be an icon of Persian culture and served as a source of inspiration for art and literature, leaving its tra…
Poetry expressing criticism of social, political and cultural life is a vital integral part of Persian literary history. Its principal genres - invective, satire and burlesque - have been very popular with authors in every age. Despite the rich uninterrupted tradition, such text…
