Dr Hossein M. Ghomshei has given 35 lectures and seminars to the Temenos Academy over the course of 18 years. Recordings of all of them, listed in chronological order, may be accessed from the links below. On most you will hear Dr Ghomshei introduced by Dr Leonard Lewisohn; you will also occasionally hear the voice of Dr Kathleen Raine.
Dr Hossein M. Ghomshei is a former Director of the National Library of Iran. A master of the art of Islamic calligraphy, translator of Shakespeare and Kathleen Raine into Persian, and the author of many books on Persian poetry, he has a virtuoso knowledge of Arabic, English and Persian Literature. A Fellow of the Temenos Academy, Dr Ghomshei is revered for his learning and also for his warmth and humility.
Poetics and Aesthetics in the Persian Literary Tradition 18-10-1994
The Mystic Outlook on Nature in Thoreau and Persian Sufism 25-10-1994
The Art and Wisdom of Storytelling in Rumi’s ‘Mathnawi’ 1 27-2-1995
The Art and Wisdom of Storytelling in Rumi’s ‘Mathnawi’ 2 6-3-1995
The Art and Wisdom of Storytelling in Rumi’s ‘Mathnawi’ 3 13-3-1995
The Art and Wisdom of Storytelling in Rumi’s ‘Mathnawi’ 4 20-3-1995
The Art and Wisdom of Storytelling in Rumi’s ‘Mathnawi’ 5 27-3-1995
The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi 1 24-4-1995
The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi 2 1-5-1995
The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi 3 15-5-1995
The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi 4 22-5-1995
The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi 5 5-6-1995
The Divine Nature and Mystical Message of Music in the Poetry of Nizami 27-5-1997
The Seven Valleys of Love – the Evolution of Man in the Poetry of Attar 3-6-1997
Seven Tales Under Seven Domes – The Poetry of Nizami 1 19-4-1999
Seven Tales Under Seven Domes – The Poetry of Nizami 2 20-4-1999
Seven Tales Under Seven Domes – The Poetry of Nizami 3 26-4-1999
Seven Tales Under Seven Domes – The Poetry of Nizami 4 27-4-1999
The Koran in Persian Literature 28-3-2000
Poetry and Prophecy 11-11-2004
A Comparison Between Sa’adi and Shakespeare 17-10-2005
The Veils of God: A Mystical Commentary on the Poetry of Dr Kathleen Raine 5-4-2007
The Perpetual Clash of Man and Satan in the ‘Shahnameh’ of Firdosi 17-3-2008
Four Seminars in Ibn ‘Arabi 1 23-3-2009
Four Seminars in Ibn ‘Arabi 2 24-3-2009
Four Seminars in Ibn ‘Arabi 3 30-3-2009
Four Seminars in Ibn ‘Arabi 4 31-3-2009
A Philosophical and Aesthetic Approach to the Laws of Harmony 26-3-2009
The True Essence of Islam 6-4-2009
Rumi and the Perennial Philosophy 19-3-2012
The Discourses of Rumi 21-3-2012
Rumi’s Teachings of Love 26-3-2012
Form and Meaning in Rumi: An Aesthetic Approach 28-3-2012
Mahmud Shabistari on the Nature of Poetry 25-3-2013
Mahmud Shabistari on Love and Beauty 26-3-2013
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