The Historical Course of Halgheh Mysticism in Iran

The discourse upon the reasons of the formations and  growth of historical and cultural phenomena is inevitably mandatory. A cultural phenomenon that has recently started to grow and attracted its own advocators is Halgheh Mysticism. The study at hand intended to utilize both  research on the basis of interview and a field research to find an answer to the following query: “What historical and cultural patterns has the progress of Halgheh Mysticism been linked to?”The data of the study were the results of library-based research, interviews with theoreticians of New Religious Movements (NMRs), interviews with people, who had become inclined towards Halgheh Mysticism, and observations on this mode of mysticism within the bounds of social media. The most significant achievement of this research was that Halgheh Mysticism, in its 4 historical periods, had attained an eye-catching development by benefitting from education both online and in person, emphasis on the rights of women and political prisoners, and efforts to formulate popular mottos. It should, however, be mentioned that there were several differences between the methods and contents developed in these 4 periods based on the findings. The contents in the 1st and 2nd periods were mostly built upon religious tenets, whereas the issues at stake in the 3rd and 4th periods were rarely compatible with Islam’s tenets. Furthermore, in the 3rd and 4th periods and subsequent to the event of Taheri’s arrest, masters and trainers were the main advertisers, whereas the classes were held in person by the founder of Halgheh Mysticism in the 1st and 2nd periods.