“Love poetry in the Persian mystical tradition”:
An evening of literature, art and music
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, from 20:00-22:00
Exhibition of rare illustrated Persian manuscripts, from 19:00
Program Details:
Moderator
Dr. Raquel Ukeles, Curator of the Islam and Middle East Collection, The National Library of Israel
Love Stories in Medieval Persian Literature
Dr. Julia Rubanovich, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
“The Mirror of the Heart and the Eye of the Lover”: Illustrations of Mystical Love Stories
Prof. Rachel Millstein, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sufism as the Path of Love through the Personal Experiences of Rumi [Discussion with Readings]
Ya’qub ibn Yusuf, Scholar and Publisher of Olam Qatan Books
Shaykh Ghassan Manasra, Director of the Center for Islamic Culture, Nazareth
Performance of Persian Classical music and Turkish Sufi music
Amir Shahsar – Nay and vocals
Kayhan Neeman – Santur
Isaac Ventura – Sitar and Nay
Jacob Farivar-Delshed – Tombek (Zarb)