Gender Analysis in the View of  Rumi based on Anthropological Theories; Emphasizing Fiona Bowie

Khakpour, Roudabe; Hamzeian, Azim; Sheikh, Mahmoud

doi:10.22034/ra.2022.527792.2640

Gender Analysis in the View of Rumi based on Anthropological Theories; Emphasizing Fiona Bowie

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Roudabe Khakpour ¹

Azim Hamzeian ²

Mahmoud Sheikh ³

¹ PhD Candidate of Religions and Islamic Mysticism, Faculty of Humanities, University of Semnan,

² Associate Professor of Religions and Islamic Mysticism, Faculty of Humanities, University of Semnan, Semnan

³ Assistant Professor of Religions and Comparative Mysticism, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/ra.2022.527792.2640

Abstract

The current research adopted an analytic approach to probe into Rumi’s thoughts on gender from an anthropological viewpoint while underlining Fiona Bowie. Research findings show that Rumi has noticed gender through a religious and mystical anthropology and adopted a more comprehensive view toward it due to his Islamic and mystical underpinnings. Fiona Bowie believes that woman, due to her motherhood and reproduction characteristics, is the symbol of the nature and of the earth. Rumi, however, believes that woman is the symbol of human soul. Also Bowie believes that man is the symbol of culture due to attributes such as persistence and firmness while Rumi holds that the man is the symbol of human reason which has both positive and negative sides, i.e. it is either transcendental or directed toward ignorance. It was also found that both Rumi and Bowie hold a divine view toward gender.

Keywords

Religion’s Anthropology

Gender

Nature

Culture

Bowie

Rumi