@article { author = {Matsumoto, Akiro}, title = {On Rumi’s Philosophy of Language}, journal = {Sophia Perennis}, volume = {05}, number = {09}, pages = {39-98}, year = {2009}, publisher = {Iranian Institute of Philosophy}, issn = {2251-8932}, eissn = {2676-6140}, doi = {}, abstract = {This paper examines the nature of language in the works of Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi and consists of three sections: Language and Reality in Rumi; the Complex view of Language in Fihi ma Fihi (the Discourses of Rumi); and, Poetry and Mysticism in Rumi. The paper discusses three main topics: Rumi's ambivalent attitude to language, which is seen as both a means of conveying truth and guidance and yet ultimately inadequate for expressing Divine Realities; the nature of mystical inebriation in Rumi's poetry, and the diverse ways in which this is expressed in the Divan-e Shams and the Mathnavi-e Macnavi; and the intimate connection between imagery and the expression of mystical truths in Rumi's writings. Finally, this paper will show how these three themes are interrelated, giving a complete picture of language in the works of Rumi.}, keywords = {Rumi,Language (sokhan),mystical inebriation,Fihi ma Fihi,Divan-i Shams,Mathnavi-ye Macnavi}, title_fa = {On Rumi’s Philosophy of Language}, abstract_fa = {This paper examines the nature of language in the works of Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi and consists of three sections: Language and Reality in Rumi; the Complex view of Language in Fihi ma Fihi (the Discourses of Rumi); and, Poetry and Mysticism in Rumi. The paper discusses three main topics: Rumi's ambivalent attitude to language, which is seen as both a means of conveying truth and guidance and yet ultimately inadequate for expressing Divine Realities; the nature of mystical inebriation in Rumi's poetry, and the diverse ways in which this is expressed in the Divan-e Shams and the Mathnavi-e Macnavi; and the intimate connection between imagery and the expression of mystical truths in Rumi's writings. Finally, this paper will show how these three themes are interrelated, giving a complete picture of language in the works of Rumi.}, keywords_fa = {Rumi,Language (sokhan),mystical inebriation,Fihi ma Fihi,Divan-i Shams,Mathnavi-ye Macnavi}, url = {http://www.javidankherad.ir/article_32970.html}, eprint = {http://www.javidankherad.ir/article_32970_0d3f8decbbf43ee5289e8876c4c13b1c.pdf} }