Typology in Mysticism Studies

What is the genre-based approach and how can it be used in mysticism studies? These are the main questions of the present study. This article first defines the genre and implements a critical analysis of its various definitions to reach an integrated definition that is the closeted one to the Persian writings. Next, these questions are answered: what is typology and who is a typologist? The essence of typology, how different literary knowledge can be adopted in this approach and the difference between typology and other literary approaches are among the focal points of this study. Eventually, the typology of writings, amongst mystical writings, while having similarities with other literary approaches, can be considered as an independent branch of literary studies. The research method adopted for this study is library research method and the technique used therein is descriptive-analytic.