A Cinematographic Contemplation on Rūmi's Assertion - What You Seek, Is Seeking You
| aut.embargo | No | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ings, Welby | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tavares, Tatiana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mohammad Yari, Reza | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-09T02:27:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-09T02:27:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The concept of identity has been discussed for many centuries in Persian literature, distinctively in the poems of the philosopher and poet Rūmi (Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi - (جلالالدین محمد بلخی) (1207 –1273). Identity and Rūmi’s poetic thinking form the substrate from which this study emanates. Methodologically the research employs a heuristic, practice-led, inquiry, to consider the poetics of سیر (Seyr) and سلوک (Soluk) through the four Zoroastrian sacred elements آب، باد، خاک، و آتش (fire, earth, water and air movement). In the resulting two non-verbal films, the lyrical potentials of cameras, lenses and composition are employed to create subtle cultural allusions that function as poetic metaphors. Using this approach the work contributes to a corpus of work by Persian filmmakers who employ poetic abstraction as a means of enhancing philosophical contemplation. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10292/17987 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Auckland University of Technology | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | |
| dc.title | A Cinematographic Contemplation on Rūmi's Assertion - What You Seek, Is Seeking You | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Auckland University of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Philosophy |