Seyed Javad Miri, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Philosophy at the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies in Tehran. He has authored works on critical social theory, philosophy of language, and post-colonial thinkers.

• Introduction: the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Shah Ismail and the Importance of the Gnostic Legacy in the Islamic World1 Introduction2 The Importance of Sciology of Poetry3 Eurocentric Historiography and Ignoring Shah Ismail4 Shah Ismail as Part of a Tradition2 Overcoming Cognitive Biases in Understanding the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 Mohammad Ali Foroughi and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts3 Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts4 Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani and Orientalist Discourse Design5 Avoiding Cognitive Biases3 Linguistic Classifications and Deletion of the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 What Is Language?3 Language Classification in Iran4 The Term “Local Language” and the Elimination of Language Possibilities5 The Importance of Paying Attention to the Philosophy of Language6 Conclusion4 Rereading the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Marginalization of the Texts of the Khatai Tradition2 Rereading the Texts of the Khatai Tradition3 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in Contemporary Studies4 The Criteria for Reconstructing the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail5 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail: a Study Scheme5 Sociology of Knowledge and Its Relationship with Diwan Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 What Is Sociology of Knowledge?3 Diwan Shah Ismail from the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge4 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in the Context of Islamic Studies5 Sociology of Knowledge and Removal of the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail6 Islamic Hekmat or Gnosis in Persian Form6 Language and Religion in Iranian Thought in Relation to the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Khatai1 Introduction2 Religious Transformation in Iran3 Language Status in Pre-Islamic Iran4 Linguistic Evolution in Iran5 Religious Transformation in Iran6 The Relation of Religious, Madhhab and Linguistic Developments with Shah Ismail7 Jalal Al-Ahmed and the Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Sphere1 Introduction2 The Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Domain3 The Relationship between the Expulsion Theory of the Turkish Language and the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail8 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Safavi1 Introduction2 Important Developments in the History of Iran9 Truth in Shah Ismail Safavi’s Thought1 Introduction2 Truth in the View of Shah Ismail10 Mohabat in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 Mohabat in the Gnostic Tradition and Theoretical Irfan3 Mohabat in the Thought of Shah Ismail Khatai11 Sojourn in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 Sojourn in the Traditions of Irfan and Sufism3 Sojourn in the Thought of Shah Ismail12 On the Reciprocal Relationship between Shiism and Sufism1 Introduction2 Spiritual Crisis: Turning Point in the Life of Mystics3 The Link between Shiism and Sufism4 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli and Sheikh Safi-ad-Din Ardabili on Shah Ismail13 The Impact of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail: Fostering Unity between Shiism and Sufism1 Introduction2 The Gnostic Tradition of Sayyed Haydar Amoli3 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail14 ConclusionReferencesIndex

Seyed Javad Miri, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Philosophy at the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies in Tehran. He has authored works on critical social theory, philosophy of language, and post-colonial thinkers.

• Introduction: the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Shah Ismail and the Importance of the Gnostic Legacy in the Islamic World1 Introduction2 The Importance of Sciology of Poetry3 Eurocentric Historiography and Ignoring Shah Ismail4 Shah Ismail as Part of a Tradition2 Overcoming Cognitive Biases in Understanding the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 Mohammad Ali Foroughi and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts3 Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts4 Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani and Orientalist Discourse Design5 Avoiding Cognitive Biases3 Linguistic Classifications and Deletion of the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 What Is Language?3 Language Classification in Iran4 The Term “Local Language” and the Elimination of Language Possibilities5 The Importance of Paying Attention to the Philosophy of Language6 Conclusion4 Rereading the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Marginalization of the Texts of the Khatai Tradition2 Rereading the Texts of the Khatai Tradition3 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in Contemporary Studies4 The Criteria for Reconstructing the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail5 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail: a Study Scheme5 Sociology of Knowledge and Its Relationship with Diwan Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 What Is Sociology of Knowledge?3 Diwan Shah Ismail from the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge4 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in the Context of Islamic Studies5 Sociology of Knowledge and Removal of the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail6 Islamic Hekmat or Gnosis in Persian Form6 Language and Religion in Iranian Thought in Relation to the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Khatai1 Introduction2 Religious Transformation in Iran3 Language Status in Pre-Islamic Iran4 Linguistic Evolution in Iran5 Religious Transformation in Iran6 The Relation of Religious, Madhhab and Linguistic Developments with Shah Ismail7 Jalal Al-Ahmed and the Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Sphere1 Introduction2 The Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Domain3 The Relationship between the Expulsion Theory of the Turkish Language and the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail8 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Safavi1 Introduction2 Important Developments in the History of Iran9 Truth in Shah Ismail Safavi’s Thought1 Introduction2 Truth in the View of Shah Ismail10 Mohabat in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 Mohabat in the Gnostic Tradition and Theoretical Irfan3 Mohabat in the Thought of Shah Ismail Khatai11 Sojourn in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 Sojourn in the Traditions of Irfan and Sufism3 Sojourn in the Thought of Shah Ismail12 On the Reciprocal Relationship between Shiism and Sufism1 Introduction2 Spiritual Crisis: Turning Point in the Life of Mystics3 The Link between Shiism and Sufism4 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli and Sheikh Safi-ad-Din Ardabili on Shah Ismail13 The Impact of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail: Fostering Unity between Shiism and Sufism1 Introduction2 The Gnostic Tradition of Sayyed Haydar Amoli3 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail14 ConclusionReferencesIndex

Seyed Javad Miri, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Philosophy at the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies in Tehran. He has authored works on critical social theory, philosophy of language, and post-colonial thinkers.

• Introduction: the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Shah Ismail and the Importance of the Gnostic Legacy in the Islamic World1 Introduction2 The Importance of Sciology of Poetry3 Eurocentric Historiography and Ignoring Shah Ismail4 Shah Ismail as Part of a Tradition2 Overcoming Cognitive Biases in Understanding the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 Mohammad Ali Foroughi and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts3 Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts4 Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani and Orientalist Discourse Design5 Avoiding Cognitive Biases3 Linguistic Classifications and Deletion of the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 What Is Language?3 Language Classification in Iran4 The Term “Local Language” and the Elimination of Language Possibilities5 The Importance of Paying Attention to the Philosophy of Language6 Conclusion4 Rereading the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Marginalization of the Texts of the Khatai Tradition2 Rereading the Texts of the Khatai Tradition3 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in Contemporary Studies4 The Criteria for Reconstructing the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail5 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail: a Study Scheme5 Sociology of Knowledge and Its Relationship with Diwan Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 What Is Sociology of Knowledge?3 Diwan Shah Ismail from the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge4 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in the Context of Islamic Studies5 Sociology of Knowledge and Removal of the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail6 Islamic Hekmat or Gnosis in Persian Form6 Language and Religion in Iranian Thought in Relation to the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Khatai1 Introduction2 Religious Transformation in Iran3 Language Status in Pre-Islamic Iran4 Linguistic Evolution in Iran5 Religious Transformation in Iran6 The Relation of Religious, Madhhab and Linguistic Developments with Shah Ismail7 Jalal Al-Ahmed and the Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Sphere1 Introduction2 The Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Domain3 The Relationship between the Expulsion Theory of the Turkish Language and the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail8 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Safavi1 Introduction2 Important Developments in the History of Iran9 Truth in Shah Ismail Safavi’s Thought1 Introduction2 Truth in the View of Shah Ismail10 Mohabat in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 Mohabat in the Gnostic Tradition and Theoretical Irfan3 Mohabat in the Thought of Shah Ismail Khatai11 Sojourn in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail1 Introduction2 Sojourn in the Traditions of Irfan and Sufism3 Sojourn in the Thought of Shah Ismail12 On the Reciprocal Relationship between Shiism and Sufism1 Introduction2 Spiritual Crisis: Turning Point in the Life of Mystics3 The Link between Shiism and Sufism4 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli and Sheikh Safi-ad-Din Ardabili on Shah Ismail13 The Impact of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail: Fostering Unity between Shiism and Sufism1 Introduction2 The Gnostic Tradition of Sayyed Haydar Amoli3 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail14 ConclusionReferencesIndex