A Reflection on the Application of “Positive Theology and Negative Theology” in Persian literary and Mystical Texts
Subject Areas : Research in Iranian classical literature
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Keywords: Positive theology and negative theology Persian poetry Ibn-Arabi mystical literature,
Abstract :
“Positive theology and negative theology” are common mystical expressions literature, interpretation. These two expressions are categorized as “collocations” in the semiotics of mystical expressions. After Ibn-Arabi, these two terms became more common. Once he offered his theory, belief in “Positive theology and negative theology” found a new path; and later on several mystics and scholars were influenced by his theory and thought. This essay intends to survey the historical record of the function of these two expressions in the Persian poetry, literature and other texts. Stating the value and significance of these two expressions as a controversial topic in different eras, survey of the conceptual transformation and functional domain of these two words are the other goals pursued through this article.