The Basis of Artistic Creation in the Thought System of Sheikh Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi
Subject Areas : Intellectual explorationsBahman Dinarvand 1 , farajollah barati 2 , Goodarz Shateri 3
1 - PhD student of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor of Philosophy, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
Keywords: Art, Suhrawardi, khayāl, disconnected khayāl, connected khayāl,
Abstract :
The word "khayāl" (imagination) has been used in various forms, including conjecture, illusion, fantasy, thought, plan, and decision. Suhrawardi was the first to introduce the discussion of the world of khayāl into Islamic philosophy. He considered khayāl matter; however, he considered imaginary forms to be single (abstract) that remain in the world of khayāl. What is considered the goal of this research is to answer the question of what role the faculty of khayāl play in the creation of works of art? And is it at all influential in the creation of a work of art? And which works of art can be derived from the faculty of khayāl? It should be noted that this research is theoretical and based on exploratory research and the study of library documents and note-taking. The type of research method is content analysis or analytical-descriptive. In any case, in this research, we will present a description of the faculty of khayāl and its function from the perspective of Sheikh Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi in the two epistemological fields of khayāl (connected khayāl) and ontological khayāl, which is known in Islamic philosophy as the world of khayāl or the world of (disconnected khayāl), we will discuss the role of these two khayāl in the field of art and aesthetics.
