Critical Study of the Place of Intellect in Creating and Understanding Traditional Art from the Perspective of Traditionalists

Traditionalism is one of the currents that is directly opposed to modernist beliefs. Throughout the history of thought, the view of traditionalists has become a coherent system of thought. One of the fields that has a special place in this idea is the theory of art and beauty. One of the concepts that are very important in understanding the traditionalist theory of the perception of art and beauty is the understanding of the place of "intellect" in the creating and understanding traditional art by the artist and the audience. Explaining and examining the traditionalists' definition of intellect and how it works in creating and understanding traditional art is essential for understanding how transmitting tradition. In this study, using the method of document collection and qualitative analysis, after examining the main concepts such as tradition, traditional art, and intellect as a theoretical framework, the place of intellect in creating and understanding traditional art in traditionalists' view is examined and criticized. This study shows that the traditionalists' views are problematic on issues such as the insufficient definition of intellect, uncertainty of the function and perceived matter of intellect, unacceptable assumptions for all, getting into esoteric pluralism, explanation of exaggerated mystical personality for artist and audience, Improper generalization and bias in some cases. It also has the advantage of presenting a theory of art with other cultural contexts and paving the way for a different mystical interpretation of art.