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Call for Papers: “Comparative Studies on Philosophy and Sufism” – 2025

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Transcendent Philosophy: An International Journal For Comparative Philosophy And Mysticism 📅 Submission Deadline: 30 August 2025 The Transcendent Philosophy: An International Journal For Comparative Philosophy And Mysticism, published by the London Academy of Iranian Studies (LAIS), invites scholars to submit original research for an upcoming special issue on Comparative Studies on Philosophy and Sufism. We […]

Transcendent Philosophy Journal Volume 25 – Number 36 – December 2024

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Transcendent Philosophy Journal is an academic peer-reviewed journal published by the London Academy of Iranian Studies (LAIS) and aims to create a dialogue between Eastern, Western and Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism is published in December.         Articles The Quiddity of Iranian Philosophy Seyed Salman Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies [7-32] Christian Mysticism – A subjective view […]

Spiritual Life is Writing Off the Self: Philosophy and Mysticism as Practices of Learning to Die to Live

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  Muhammad Maroof Shah Kashmir Abstract What is life divine or spiritual life about? It is a life in which one is free, no longer slave to the dictates of desiring self or attachment to passing things. How do philosophy, religion, mysticism ad poetry contributes to this task of living life authentically or soulfully. That […]

Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili from the perspective of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

Seyed Salman Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of I.R. Iran, gave a speech on 3 Mordad, 1379 (24 July 2000) in Ardabil about the great personality and importance of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili (1252/3 – 1334). Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili is the founder of the Safavid Sufi order. […]

Call for Papers: “Comparative Studies on Philosophy and Sufism, 2024” Transcendent Philosophy Journal

Call for Papers: “Comparative Studies on Philosophy and Sufism, 2024” “Transcendent Philosophy Journal”, London Academy of Iranian Studies. 30 July 2024   Topics: Farabi, Avicenna, Suhrawardy, Mulla Sadra, Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili, Shāh Ni’matullāh Wali, Sheikh Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili, Meister Eckhart, RenĂ© GuĂ©non, Frithjof Schuon, Titus Burckhardt, Rudolf Otto, Carl Gustav Jung, Ernst Cassirer, Louis […]