Islamic Culture(s), Nation-building and the Media: Contemporary Issues - Hossein Mohyeddin Ghomshei (Elahi)
Profile
Born in Tehran, Iran
Education
PhD Islamic Theology and Philosophy (Tehran University)
Traditional Education
- Arabic literature, grammar, logic, theosophy, jurisprudence and Kalam, Tehran Seminary School.
- Persian literature, especially Nezami, Rumi, Hafez, Saadi and Attar
- Islamic mysticism, especially Ibn-al-Arabi and Ebn-al-Farid
- Philosophy of the fine arts
Research Interests
- Philosophy of the fine arts (aesthetics)
- Persian literature and mysticism
- Theology and Islamic mysticism
- English literature (emphasis on Shakespeare)
- Works of Rumi, Hafez, Attar, Nezami, Ferdowsi, etc.
Work Experience
- Lecturer at Tehran University and other universities and institutes (1968-2000)
- Author and Editor (see publications list below)
- Lecturer at Iranian Television (weekly program)
- Director, National Library of Iran (1981-2)
- Guest Lecturer in international and Iranian institutions
International Lecture Sites (Partial List)
England and Scotland
- Cambridge University
- Oxford University
- Temenos Academy, London
- University of London (School of Oriental & African Studies)
- University of Glasgow
United States of America
- University of California, Berkley
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Southern California (USC)
- University of California, Long Beach
Australia
- University of Melbourne
- Macquarie University, Sydney
Publications (a selection)
- Selection from the Discourses of Rumi (Fihe-ma-Fih)
- The Seven Stations of Love (Introduction to Attar's Life & Work)
- Selection from the Conference of Birds (Mantiq-al-Tayr) by Attar
- Divan Hafez (A Critical Edition of Hafez's Collected Poems)
- Essays on Persian Mystical Literature, Poetics and Aesthetics
- Kimia : Collected Essays and Poems (Vol.1-5)
- Introduction to Golshan-e-Raz (Sheikh Mahmoud Shabestari)
- A Bi-lingual Primer of English Literary Translations (College Textbook)
- Shakespeare & His Theatre (translation)
- The Prophet (translation from Jebran Khalil)
- 365 Days with Saadi
- Omar Khayyam Robaiiats (Preface,editor)
- Selection From Shahnameh by Ferdowsi
Lecture Topics in English (Partial List)
- Rumi (ten sessions)
- Seven Tales under the Seven Domes by Nezami (four Sessions)
- Attar (two sessions)
- An Aesthetic Approach to the Philosophical Theory of Substantial Motion
- Problems of the Predestination and Free Will
- Saadi & Shakespeare (A Comparative Study)
- Rose & Nightingale: A Preview on Persian Literature & Mysticism
- Music in Persian Poetry (two sessions)
- Rumi: The Art & Wisdom of Storytelling in Mathnavi (six sessions)
- Hafez and His Works
- Cultural Investment For the Younger Generation
- The World of Happiness and How to Attain It
- Poetics and Aesthetics in Persian Arts and Culture
Awards
Most popular personality on Iranian TV, highest ever rating at 86%(1998-9)