Anvari′s Dual Approach to Mysticism and Sufism
Subject Areas : Research in Iranian classical literature
محمدحسین
کرمی
1
ناهید
دهقانی
2
Keywords: Mysticism Anvari middle style Sufism 6th century poetry,
Abstract :
In the whole Persian literature history, you cannot find many poets who contradict themselves as much as Anvari does. The most obvious example of this poet’s self-contradiction is noticeable in his dual approach to mysticism. The themes of Anvari′s poems in odes, Moghattaat is different from that of Sonnets and quatrain (a poem consisting of four hemistiches, rube). The poet, who developed eulogy and satire in odes and Moghattaat, also developed a mystic appearance in sonnets and quatrain. Anvari’s numerous self-contraditions especially regarding mysticism have caused the readers of his poems not being able to make a certain and precise judgment about his character and his poems. In this article, using a descriptive-analytical approach, Anvari’s contradictory views on mysticism and the origin of this duality are investigated. It seems that, poetic period in Anvari’s time, more than any other factor, had an impact on the creation of these contradictions. Usually, in works in middle style or the style of transition period, such chaos is noticeable. These contradictions are found not only in Anvari’s poems, but also more and less in the poems of other 6th –century poets. Based on this, penetration of mystic themes in Anvari’s poems can not necessarily be considered as a proof of his tendency towards mysticism.