Aesthetics of Visual Mysticism on Architecture; Based on William James, Islamic Art Approach

Art and mysticism have a single origin; Realistic cognitive mysticism is a practical effort beyond sensory, intellectual realism and imaginative idealism and is a method to reach the truth. The word knowledge is the most familiar word that is used in mysticism and at the top of all truths is the knowledge of God. Also, in the Eastern cultures, art is a kind of inner knowledge about truth and beauty that has heavenly sources, and throughout history, they have mixed art with a kind of mysticism and inner perception and true art in the eyes of mystics that is a kind of human virtue that is the result of seeing God's goodness. The art on Islamic architecture is visual mysticism and theological aspect and the evaluation that mystics make towards it is based on the criteria that are important in their attitude and these visual mysticism and theological aspect mention inner beauty which is interpreted as goodness when inner beauty deals with the depth of a person's soul and the pleasure of sight leads to the satisfaction of insight and not only the eyes of the head but also the eyes of the heart are also relaxed. The question of the article is based on William James and how does visual mysticism on Islamic architecture defined?

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Aesthetics ، Visual ، Mysticism ، William James ، Islamic ، Architecture