Mastoreh Kordestani a woman of great talent in poetry and Mysticism

Subject Areas : شاهنامه

abolghasem Radfar ¹ (* Professor of the Persian language and litrature, Islamic Azad university jiroft Branch)

Received: 2017-12-24 Accepted : 2017-12-24 Published : 2010-11-22

Keywords: Mysticism, Innocent Imams, poetry, Mastoreh Kordestani, Religious and social contepts,

Abstract :

Among Farsi speaking woman who have the talent of composing poetry, few have reached the highest position. Therefore, these few poets are recognizable in the Persian literature. One of them is Mastoeh Kordestani. A woman with great talent in literature; especially, composing poetry. All literary works belonging to this poet were distorted except her Divan which includes two thousands couplets and a book about the history of Kordeastan. Her history book is the biography of the rulers of Ardalan. From the beginning of this dynasty to the poet's period. Mastoreh is a Shiite poet whose poems describe Shiite Imam especially Imam Ali. Her poems are very similar to Iraqi style. Mostoeh was an eloquent speaker and was overwhelmed in mystical word. This doesn’t mean that her poems are deprived of social concepts and conflicts. Her poems are overflowed with humanitarian values and religious concepts. In her poetry you can see the mourning for Imam Hossein and praise for Prophet Mohammad and other Imams. Other aspects of her poetry are mysticism and concepts related to it

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