Nasrollah Pourjavady is an Iranian philosopher, Sufi scholar and a professor of philosophy at the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

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. He is the founder and former head of the Iran University Press and a permanent member of the

Academy of Persian Language and Literature The Academy of Persian Language and Literature (APLL) ( fa, فرهنگستان زبان و ادب فارسی, ''Farhangestân-e Zabân-o Adab-e Fârsi'') is the regulatory body for the Persian language, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. Formerly know ...

Biography

Pourjavady was born in Tehran, Iran. He received his master's degree and doctorate in philosophy from the University of Tehran. Pourjavady held academic positions at various institutions including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Colgate University, and the Gregorian University in Rome. He was awarded the

Alexander von Humboldt Prize The Humboldt Prize, the Humboldt-Forschungspreis in German, also known as the Humboldt Research Award, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany to internationally renowned scientists and scholars who work outside of G ...

for Research Excellence in 2005.

Awards and honors

* Persian Literature Award (2004) * Alexander von Humboldt Award (2005) * Sai'di Sirjani Book Award (2008)

Works

;In English * Kings of Love: The Poetry and History of the Ni'matullahi Sufi Order (1978) * Sawānih: Inspirations from the World of Pure Spirits (1986) * The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry with

Peter Lamborn Wilson Peter Lamborn Wilson (October 20, 1945 – May 23, 2022) was an American anarchist author and poet, primarily known for his concept of Temporary Autonomous Zones, short-lived spaces which elude formal structures of control. During the 1970s, Wils ...

(1999) * The Light of Sakina in Suhrawardi's Philosophy of Illumination (1999) * Splendour of Iran (3 Volumes, 2001) * Abu Abd ar-Rahman as-Sulami Collected Works on Early Sufism. 3-Volumes Set. "Majmo'eh Asare Abu Abdurahman Solmi. Set of 3-vols." (ed) (2010) ;In Persian * Eshrāq va ‛erfān (2001) * Zaban-e hal: dar erfan adabiyat-e parsi (Tehran, 1385sh/2006) * Do mojadded (2002) ;In French * La vision de Dieu en theologie et mystique musulmane (1996)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pourjavady, Nasrollah Living people Place of birth missing (living people) University of Tehran faculty 20th-century Iranian philosophers 21st-century Iranian philosophers 1943 births Faculty of Letters and Humanities of the University of Tehran alumni