Ali Yansori
Biographic Data
| ID | 1294525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ali Yansori |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ali |
| FAMILY NAME | Yansori |
| SIGNATURE | YANSORI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Palacký University Olomouc |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3942-5992 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Human Body in Western Thought: From Mechanization to Dehumanization
Theology of Play in Omar Khayyam: Unacknowledged Parallels Between Hinduism, Persian Sufism, and Khayyam's Quatrains
This paper examines the motif of divine play in Omar Khayyam's quatrains within the broader context of Persian Sufi poetry. Given the strong association of "divine play" with Hinduism, a comparative approach is employed; to keep the focus on the main subject, this comparison is kept minimal. The comparison reveals three major themes common to both Sufism and Hinduism: God as the Player, God as the Playful Designer, and God as the Playful Dancer. …
The Romantic Fragment and the Monumental: The Rise and Fall of the Sublime in Western Music
To a modern observer of Western culture, Romanticism might appear conflicted about size. On the one hand, the likes of Chopin and Scriabin best expressed themselves through small-scale compositions, while, on the other, there were those who, like Wagner and Mahler, produced colossal works. The aim of the present article is to explore the phenomenon of miniaturization in Western culture and to examine how miniature works (e.g., literary fragments,…
Alexander Scriabin as a Russian Cosmist
The Gulf between Music Theory and Practice: Subjectivity, Spirituality, and Other Scholarly Inconveniences
For much of history, philosophers and theorists have considered the abstract, rational contemplation of music to be the true form of spiritual activity. This has often come at the cost of making the practical aspect of music (which consists of listening, performance, subjective experience, among others) subservient to theory. This paper examines the implications of separating abstract music theory from its practical side and explores where spirit…
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Alexander Scriabin as a Russian Cosmist
The Gulf between Music Theory and Practice: Subjectivity, Spirituality, and Other Scholarly Inconveniences
For much of history, philosophers and theorists have considered the abstract, rational contemplation of music to be the true form of spiritual activity. This has often come at the cost of making the practical aspect of music (which consists of listening, performance, subjective experience, among others) subservient to theory. This paper examines the implications of separating abstract music theory from its practical side and explores where spirit…
Theology of Play in Omar Khayyam: Unacknowledged Parallels Between Hinduism, Persian Sufism, and Khayyam's Quatrains
This paper examines the motif of divine play in Omar Khayyam's quatrains within the broader context of Persian Sufi poetry. Given the strong association of "divine play" with Hinduism, a comparative approach is employed; to keep the focus on the main subject, this comparison is kept minimal. The comparison reveals three major themes common to both Sufism and Hinduism: God as the Player, God as the Playful Designer, and God as the Playful Dancer. …
The Romantic Fragment and the Monumental: The Rise and Fall of the Sublime in Western Music
To a modern observer of Western culture, Romanticism might appear conflicted about size. On the one hand, the likes of Chopin and Scriabin best expressed themselves through small-scale compositions, while, on the other, there were those who, like Wagner and Mahler, produced colossal works. The aim of the present article is to explore the phenomenon of miniaturization in Western culture and to examine how miniature works (e.g., literary fragments,…
The Human Body in Western Thought: From Mechanization to Dehumanization
Art (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Islam (2 works) · Musicology and Musical Analysis (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Sufism (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)