Iranian Mysticism and the Eternal Intellect

Revelation, Philosophy, and Spiritual Illumination

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Roberto Minichini

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Independently Published

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P34842103

EAN: 9798187851355

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Zustellung: Di, 08.09.2026

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Beschreibung

A collector's and gift edition in a very large format, "Iranian Mysticism and the Eternal Intellect" is a substantial exploration of the philosophical, religious, and spiritual traditions that shaped Iranian intellectual history. Its subtitle, "Revelation, Philosophy, and Spiritual Illumination", defines the central movement of the volume: the encounter between rational inquiry, sacred knowledge, visionary experience, and the authority of revelation. Designed for readers interested in Iran, Islamic philosophy, Shi'i thought, and the history of ideas, the book combines historical reconstruction with clear explanations of difficult metaphysical doctrines. The narrative begins with the intellectual world of eastern Iran between the ninth and eleventh centuries, following Avicenna (980-1037) from Bukhara and Gurganj to Rayy, Hamadan, and Isfahan. It examines "The Book of Healing", the structure of the soul, the Active Intellect, prophecy, and the relation between universal knowledge and political order. Suhrawardi (1154-1191) is then placed within the fractured post-Seljuk world and the Ayyubid court of Aleppo, where his execution in 1191 marked the dangerous proximity between philosophy, spiritual authority, and power. "The Philosophy of Illumination" introduces a universe of light, angels, archetypes, and imaginal forms. The book then turns to Shi'i traditions on intellect, knowledge, and the authority of the Imams, drawing particular attention to "Al-Kafi" and to the scholarly centers of Qom, Rayy, Baghdad, Hillah, Najaf, and Karbala. The Mongol conquests beginning in 1219 and the fall of Baghdad in 1258 transformed the geography of learning, while Maragha, Tabriz, Shiraz, and other cities became new centers of philosophy and science. Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201-1274), Qutb al-Din Shirazi (1236-1311), and Allama al-Hilli (1250-1325) illustrate the reconstruction of intellectual life under the Ilkhanids. The Safavid proclamation of Twelver Shi'ism in 1501 and the transfer of the capital to Isfahan in 1598 created a new setting for theology, philosophy, law, art, and administration. Mir Damad (c. 1561-1631), Shaykh Baha'i (1547-1621), Mir Fendereski (c. 1562-1640), and Mulla Sadra (1571 or 1572-1640) stand at the center of this transformation. Special attention is given to "The Transcendent Wisdom in the Four Intellectual Journeys", the primacy of existence, substantial motion, knowledge by presence, the imaginal world, resurrection, and the progressive formation of the soul through knowledge and action. >The AuthorRoberto Minichini was born in Mainz, Germany, in 1973 and has lived in Gorizia, Italy, since 2000. He is a writer, poet, essayist, and independent scholar whose work explores Iranian intellectual history, Shi'i theology, Islamic philosophy, Sufism, Persian culture, Russian literature, and the comparative history of religious ideas. Writing in several languages, he combines historical research with close attention to texts, political institutions, spiritual traditions, and the transmission of knowledge across cultures and centuries.

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Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Roberto Minichini

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Format

Buch (Softcover)

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