Life and education
Ghomshei was born on 4 January 1940 inTraditional education
* Arabic literature, grammar, logic, theosophy, jurisprudence, and Kalam: Tehran Seminary School * Persian literature: especially Nezami, Rumi, Hafez, Saadi and Attar * Islamic mysticism: especially Ibn-al-Arabi and Ibn-al-Farez * Philosophy of the fine artsAcademic work
Lectureship
Ghomshei was a lecturer atOther academic works
Ghomshei has been: * an international guest lecturer (partial list below) * a domestic lecturer at various locations * an author and translator (partial list below) * the Director,International lecture sites (partial list)
* England **Victoria & Albert Museum, London **Dartington Hall, Devon **Cambridge University **Oxford University **Temenos Academy, London **University of Exeter **SOAS, University of London **Imperial College, University of London **University College of London * Scotland **University of Glasgow * United States of America **University of California, Berkeley **University of California, Los Angeles **University of Southern California (USC) **California State University, Long Beach **University of George Town **Harvard University **Princeton University **Stanford University * Australia **University of Melbourne **Macquarie University, Sydney **Monash University **University of Queensland * Canada **University of British Columbia **Simon Fraser University **University of Toronto * Austria **Goethe Institute **Vienna University * France **Versaille Palaces * Germany **Frankfurt Book FairAwards
* Most popular TV personality, highest ever rating at 86% (1998-9)Books
* Selection from the Discourses of Rumi (Fihe-ma-Fih). 1987. Elmi-Farhangi Publications Co. * Selection from the Conference of Birds (Mantiq-al-Tayr) by Attar. 1994. Elmi-Farhangi Publications Co. * Divan Hafez (A Critical edition of Hafez's Collected Poems). 2003. Peik-e-Oloum Publication. * Essays on Persian Mystical Literature. Poetics and Aesthetics. 1999. Rowzaneh Publications Co. * Kimia ; Collected Essays, Translations and Introductions (Vol.1-5,8-12): 1998–2016. Rowzaneh Publications Co. * Introduction to Golshan-e-Raz (Sheikh Mahmoud Shabestari). 1998. Elmi-Farhangi Publications Co. * A Study of Islamic Texts in English Translation (University Textbook). 1992. SAMT Publication. * Selection of Quotations and Poems by Shakespeare (translation). 2003. Elmi-Farhangi Publications Co. * The Prophet (Translation from Gibran Khalil). 1999. Rowzaneh Publications Co. * In the Realm of Saadi: A Collection of 365 Poems and Discourses from Saadi (Introduction and Commentaries). 2002. Sokhan Publishers. * Omar Khayyam Robaiiats (Preface, editor). 2003. Peik-e-Oloum Publication. * Selection From Shahnameh by Ferdowsi. 2006. Peik-e-Oloum Publication. * Invocations of Komail (Translation from Emam Ali). 2006. Yassavoli Publications. * Cultural Symposium. 2007. Peik-e-Oloum Publication. * In the Realm of Gold: A Collection of 365 Poems and Passages from English Literature (Selection,Translation and Commentaries). 2007. Sokhan Publishers. * In the Realm of Rumi: A Collection of 365 Poems and Discourses from Rumi (Introduction and Commentaries). 2009. Sokhan Publishers. * The Other Wise Man (Translation from Henry van Dyke). 2007. Rowzaneh Publications Co. * Subtleties of Mulla Nasreddin (Introduction and notes). 2010. Rowzaneh Publications Co. * In the Realm of the Quran: A Collection of 365 Passages from Quran (Selection, Persian Translation, Commentaries and Introduction). 2011. Sokhan Publishers. * A Treasury of the Familiar: 365 Days with the Persian Poetry, (Selection, Commentaries and Introduction). 2013. Sokhan Publishers. * Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Introduction and Commentaries on 40 Quatrains). 2015. Mirdashti Publication. * Mystical Passages from Early Persian Prose and Poetry .2016. SAMT Publication. * In the Realm of Hafez: A collection of 365 poems from Hafez (Introduction and Commentaries). 2017. Sokhan Publishers. * The Laments of Baba Tahir: The Mystic Saint and Poet of Early Persian Literature (Persian Introduction and Edition). 2018. Gooya House of Culture and Art. *The Grace of Quran: Album of Quranic Calligraphy, (Selection and Translation). 2018. Sabzeh Publishers. *The Song of Lovers: A Selection of Elahi Ghomshei's Divan, ( Selection, Edition, and Introduction). 2018. Sokhan Publishers. *The Divan of Hafiz (Persian Introduction and Edition). 2019. Gooya House of Culture and Art.Articles in English
*Hossein Elahi Ghomshei. Remembrance of the friend- Alast: man's divine covenant in Islam and Persian Literature. * Hossein Elahi Ghomshei. The Principles of the Religion of Love in Classical Persian Poetry * Hossein Elahi Ghomshei. The Symphony of Rumi. In the Philosophy of Ecstasy: Rumi and the Sufi Tradition. 2014. * Hossein Elahi Ghomshei. Hafez & the Divine Covenant * Hossein Elahi Ghomshei. Of Scent and Sweetness: Attar's Legacy in Rumi, Shabestari and Hafez * Hossein Elahi Ghomshei. The Rose and the Nightingale: the Role of Poetry in Persian Culture * Hossein Elahi Ghomshei. Poetics & Aesthetics in the Persian Sufi Literary Tradition *Leonard Lewisohn. In the Company of the Quran by Muhyal-Din Ilahi Ghomshei. *Hossein Elahi Ghomshei. Crossing the Bar: Leonard Lewisohn.Lecture topics in English (partial list)
* Seven Tales under Seven Domes; by Nezami * Attar : Seven Stations of Love * An Aesthetic Approach to the Philosophical Theory of Substantial Motion * Problems of the Predestination and Free Will * Saadi & Shakespeare (A comparative study) * Rose & Nightingale; An Introduction to Persian Literature and Mysticism * Music in Persian Poetry * Rumi : The Art and Wisdom of Storytelling in Mathnavi * Hafez and His Works * Cultural Investment for the Younger Generation * The World of Happiness and How to Attain it * Poetics and Aesthetics in Persian Literature * Adventures in Persian Mysticism * Mathnavi : A Book for All Ages * Nasir Khosrow's Poetry *Lectures in Persian
Dr Elahi Ghomshei has delivered over 500 lectures inOther activities
# Chairman of the Board, Elahi Ghomshei Culture & Art Institute, Tehran # Member of the Board, Mawlana Jalaledin Rumi Culture,Art,Research Institute, Tehran # Chief Editor.Chaleepa Quarterly Magazine, Calligraphy &Traditional Arts, Tehran # Fellow of the Temenos Academy, London # Member of the Advisory Council, Mawlana Rumi Review, LondonSee also
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