List of Articles Mystical anthropology

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  1 - Mystical Anthropology in the Jewish Tradition with Emphasis on the Zohar
  mojdeh shariatmadari Tahereh Hajebrahimi Fatemeh Lajevardi
  The principle that man is in the image of God is the basis of the teachings of Jewish scholars about the existence of mankind. From this phrase of Torah, it is understood that the man is virtuous for all the creatures of the world, and it shows that it is the highest po More

  The principle that man is in the image of God is the basis of the teachings of Jewish scholars about the existence of mankind. From this phrase of Torah, it is understood that the man is virtuous for all the creatures of the world, and it shows that it is the highest point in the creation of creatures. Therefore, the subject of mankind and the path of his creation, his existential dimensions and his position in the system of being have always been the subject of interest by Jewish scholars and scholars in the field of Judaism. Among these, Zohar that considered to be the most important literary-mystical work of the Middle Ages, its main theme is the representation of man and divine realities. This work, as an interpretation of the five books of the Torah, is somewhat inaccessible and silent to us, as it deserves to be a work of esoteric wisdom. In this research, it has been attempted to explain the aspects of human cognition in the Jewish tradition as the background and foundations of Jewish anthropology, and to investigate the Kabbalah as the main tradition of Jewish mysticism in expressing the views of the Jewish mystical anthropology, provide the views of the Zohar from human beings. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Mystical Anthropology in Sahifah Sajjadyyah and its Impact on Mystics
  Mahmoodreza Esfandiar Vahid Mahmoudi
  Anthropology is one of the most important aspects of understanding a school. In Islam, anthropology has a special status. There are many verses in the Holy Quran that are about human. Moreover there are a lot of prayers and Hadiths that, following the Holy Quran, bear i More

  Anthropology is one of the most important aspects of understanding a school. In Islam, anthropology has a special status. There are many verses in the Holy Quran that are about human. Moreover there are a lot of prayers and Hadiths that, following the Holy Quran, bear important anthropological information. One of the relevant sources is Sahifa Sajjadiya that states delicate and deep issues about man, his existential levels and features, his natural potentialities and weaknesses. Mystics, in the light of this knowledge have discussed anthropological subjects in their works. The study of their ideas in this regard reveals the impact of the teaching of Ahlolbait (bput), especially Sahifa Sajjadiya, on the mystics and Sufis. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Function of Mirror in the Works of Mawlavi and Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani: A Comparative Study
  azim hamzeiyan somaye khademi
  In the works of Muslim mystics, mirror has a wide presence. According to historical documents, mirror has been used symbolically by Imam Alī ibn Mūsā al-Rezā, for first time to explain mystical monotheism. In prose and verse works of Muslim mystics, it is used for More

  In the works of Muslim mystics, mirror has a wide presence. According to historical documents, mirror has been used symbolically by Imam Alī ibn Mūsā al-Rezā, for first time to explain mystical monotheism. In prose and verse works of Muslim mystics, it is used for explanation of manifestation and presence of God and pantheism. As a mystical symbol, mirror is highly noticed in the works of Mawlavi (Rumi) and Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani. The application of mirror in these works can be analyzed in three stages: mystical ontology, mystical cosmology and mystical anthropology. Ayn al-Quzat uses the metaphor of mirror to express the inability of human reason in understanding God, the role of perfect man and being mirror-like in reflecting the reality, but Rumi uses the metaphor widely and has a different expression. He emphasizes on the role of perfect man and being mirror-like, refers to the mystical issues such as Divine names and attributes, pantheism and manifestation of God, and speaks about light and color which are related to symbol of  mirror. Manuscript profile