نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The presented article is going to investigate the influence of light theory in
zoroastrian tradition on the art of Iran. The aim of this article is a survey on
element of light in the philosophy of ancient Iran and its effect on artworks of the
Achaemenid, the Parthian and Sassanid eras. This paper reviews the meaning of
monotheism and dualism in zoroasterian religion and also two words of the sun and
fire in zoroasterian Culture. These two words are symbols of light in zoroasterian
culture. Also the meaning of aura or a divine light which has been very important
in illumination philosophy of ancient Iran, is briefly investigated.
This divine light or holy aura which is supposed to shine on chosen people, in
works of art has been depicted in the shape of a circle. In this essay also light from
the viewpoint of Sheikh Shahaboddin Sohrevardy and philosophers of ancient
Iran is studied. In this paper also Zoroastrian art and its relation with the element of
light has been analysed. At the end, this article deals with a survey on presence of
light in painting of before the appearance of Islam in Iran. Incidentally Zoroastrian
culture has caused the art of Iran to achieve a luminous world. Light in zoroatrian
art has mainifested with forms of symbolic. For example, Ahura – Mazda is in
Zoroastrian art a symbol for truth of light.
کلیدواژهها English