A look at the basics of art philosophy in Molavi's mysticism

Although the philosophy of art and aesthetics is a relatively new science, the works of a great mystic like Molavi have the necessary richness to extract the basics of art philosophy. This article seeks to extract the basics of philosophy of art from his point of view by referring to Molavi's works. Although Maulvi never used the word philosophy of art and did not have a positive view of philosophy, and the word art in Maulvi's works has a different meaning than its modern meaning, but in order to extract Maulvi's point of view, we pay more attention to his view on the examples of art in the modern sense. not its literal meaning. Molvi has paid attention to different types of art such as music, painting, poetry, calligraphy, storytelling and even dance and its functions. In this article, by descriptive-analytical method and using library sources, it seeks to extract Molavi's point of view towards different theories about art. According to Molavi, the goal of art is closer to the theory of art for society and ethics, and Molavi's view of art is a tool. Art is a tool to get closer to God and convey better meanings and...