Mehdi Aminrazavi (born September 22, 1957) is an Iranian scholar of philosophy and mysticism. He is the Kurt Leidecker Chair in Asian Studies and a professor of philosophy and religion as well as director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of Mary Washington. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Biography

Born in Mashhad, Iran, Aminrazavi studied at the University of Washington in Seattle and received his bachelor's degree in Architecture and city planning and a master's in philosophy. He then transferred to Temple University where he received his master's in religious studies and a Ph.D. in philosophy of religion. He has been teaching at the University of Mary Washington since 1990. ^{[5] [6]}

Affiliations

Aminrazavi is a member of a number of prestigious national and international philosophical and religious organizations including the American Academy of Religion, the American Philosophical Association and the Middle Eastern Society of America. ^[7]

Works

• Philosophy, Religion and the Question of Intolerance (1997)
• Suhrawardi and the School of Illumination (1997)
• Philosophy, Religion, and the Question of Intolerance (1997) with David Ambuel
• An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia with Seyyed Hossein Nasr
• The Islamic Intellectual Tradition in Persia (1996) with Seyyed Hossein Nasr
• The Wine Of Wisdom: The Life, Work, And The Legacy Of Omar Khayyam (2005)
• Islamic Philosophy & Theology: An Online Textbook for Colleges (2010).

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