INTERPRETATION OF SUFI IDEAS IN LYRICAL-ROMANTIC THEMES OF EASTERN MINIATURE ART

Abstract

This article presents an interpretation of Sufi ideas in lyrical romantic themes in medieval Eastern miniatures. The teachings of Sufism are aimed at studying the human heart and psyche. The article highlights that in Eastern miniatures representing Sufi poetry through imagery, the romantic feelings of the characters and their Sufi interpretation are depicted using figurative artistic and visual means, colors, lines, metaphors, signs, and symbols. These are portrayed in a way that only those familiar with the Sufi teachings of the exoteric and esoteric can understand.

Keywords

Sufism, miniature, Sufi, image, symbol, love, color, metaphor, allegory, composition.