Ayatollah Khomeini’s Mystical Poetry and its Reception in Iran and the Diaspora

Diede Farhosh-Van Loon

Published by Leiden University Press 2023

Ayatollah Khomeini’s Mystical Poetry and its Reception in Iran and the Diaspora

Diede Farhosh-Van Loon

In the series Iranian Studies from Leiden University Press

Volume 30 in the series Iranian Studies Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604469

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This book is the first study examining Khomeini’s poetry, mysticism and the reception of his poetry both in Iran and the West.

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Farhosh-Van Loon Diede :

Diede Farhosh-van Loon obtained her PhD in Persian Studies from Leiden University in 2016. She is currently the project coordinator for the ERC Advanced Grant, Beyond Sharia: The Role of Sufism in Shaping Islam, in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Utrecht University.

Reviews

"Ayatollah Khomeini’s strikingly “unorthodox” poems, published shortly after his death in 1989, provoked very diverse reactions, and discussions about how to interpret them continue to this day, both among the academic community and among his staunch supporters and ardent opponents. Ayatollah Khomeini’s Mystical Poetry and its Reception in Iran and the Diaspora formulates the main research question exactly as «how to interpret Ayatollah Khomeini’s mystical poetry» and “how his aspirations to worldly power and to mystical sublimation are reflected in his poetry” and makes a significant contribution to solving these intriguing problems. . Natalia Chalisova, Russian State University of Moscow This monograph is novel, well-written, and exceptionally well organized. This work will prove to be seminal in years to come in Western publications as it is the most comprehensive work on Ayatollah Khomeini’s poetry and poetics. The hermeneutic approach is quite apt in that it considers social, anthropological, and political dimensions of Ayatollah Khomeini’s poetics. . Alireza Korangy, American University of Beirut "

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Notes on Translations, Transliterations and Footnotes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter 1. The Clergy’s Role in Politics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Chapter 2. Ayatollah Khomeini’s Inner World: Mysticism and Poetry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Chapter 3. Ayatollah Khomeini, the Topical Poet and his Quatrains (robâʿis) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Chapter 4. Ayatollah Khomeini as an Antinomian Poet: Lyrical Poems (ghazals) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Chapter 5. Ayatollah Khomeini, the Shiite Philosopher and his Panegyric Poems (qasides) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Chapter 6. Reception of Ayatollah Khomeini’s Poetry in Iran and Abroad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
General Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245

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Language: English
Publisher: Leiden University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Keywords: Khomeini; Iran; mysticism; religion; poetry; politics

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Published: January 10, 2023
ISBN: 9789400604469