Linking the state of the audience in the philosophy of listening to Sohrvardi with performance art.
Subject Areas : Intellectual explorations
1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
Keywords: Music, Sama', Sohrevardi, State, Audience, Performance Art,
Abstract :
Throughout history, there have been few poets, philosophers, or sages who have not mentioned music and Sama' in their written works. Shahab al-Din Sohrevardi, as one of the philosophers of the Islamic world, also had a special view of the states of the listener (audience) while listening to music and Sama'. He begins his discussion of music and Sama' with the concept of the audience and state. This approach to Sama' is unique. Performance art is one of the most controversial and fascinating trends in contemporary art. In performance art, the artist performs his/her work live in front of the audience. Performance art has always developed alongside literature, poetry, music, architecture, and painting. This research attempts to answer the following question: What is the nature of the audience in music and Sama' in Sohrevardi's view, and how is it connected to the audience in performance art?
