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Arasteh, Abdal-Reza was born on September 27, 1927 in Shiraz, Iran. Son of Mirza Khalil A. and Sarah Bigum Sadat. came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1976.
(An explanation of the Sufi mystical system, with discussi...)
An explanation of the Sufi mystical system, with discussion based on the Sufi attitude towards the individual and how he/she "grows to selfhood".
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The author performs a real service to contemporary man by presenting in this book, a systematic summary of Rumi's rebirth into a total being. By studying the elements of Persian culture, as well as the famous writings of Rumi, Dr. Arasteh reveals the characteristics of maturity, the qualities of final integration in identity, health and happiness that underlie Rumi's Life and work.
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(A Publications of the Insitution of Persective Analysis T...)
A Publications of the Insitution of Persective Analysis Trade Paperback. (Cannot find Copyright - through research came up with 1968. size: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2" with 293 pages - It deals with a problem almost totally neglected in Western thought, viz., the most comprehensive of attitude levels. How framented are most of our Western approaches! We look at bits and pieces of human nature, never at the final intention that marks many lives.
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(Rumi, el gran místico persa del siglo XIII, uno de los ma...)
Rumi, el gran místico persa del siglo XIII, uno de los mayores clásicos del sufismo y su mayor poeta, es considerado como "uno de los más grandes humanistas y místicos musulmanes". Sin embargo todavía hoy permanece casi desconocido en castellano. A Muhammed Jalal al-Din Rumi (también Jalaludín Rumi) se le solía llamar "nuestro maestro". Nació en el Turquestán afgano y fundó la orden religiosa de los derviches danzantes, conocidos por sus particulares danzas, con las que, acompañados por una flauta de caña, buscaban alcanzar el equilibrio armónico del cuerpo y el alma. Entre sus escritos, los Versos de significado interior, e los que el pensador persa discurre acerca de la vida del hombre, destacan como una de las joyas literarias más preciadas de todos los tiempos. Quien desee internarse en la obra de Rumi podrá hacerlo más cabalmente con la ayuda de un guía que esté familiarizado con el misticismo islámico, que posea una fuerte penetración psicológica y que conozca a fondo no sólo la obra de Rumi sino también la de sus analistas orientales y occidentales. Precisamente éstos son los requisitos que cumple Reza Arasteh, el autor de este libro: es un estudioso de la naturaleza humana y un conocedor de métodos para que el hombre pueda lograr su cura mental, su independencia y autenticidad. Arasteh --dice Erich Romm-- <>, y ha logrado iluminar la comprensión de Rumi en tal medida que este libro <>.
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(Education in Ancient and Medieval Iranian Society; Educat...)
Education in Ancient and Medieval Iranian Society; Education for Bureaucracy and Civil Service; Vocational Education and Technical Change; Education for Citizenship and Literacy; Secondary Education and the Dilemma of Youth; Physical Education for Group Affiliation; Teachers as the Agents of Change; Socio-Political Education; Missionary Education in Iran; Education for Equality; The Role of Education in the Reconstruction of Iran; etc.
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Arasteh, Abdal-Reza was born on September 27, 1927 in Shiraz, Iran. Son of Mirza Khalil A. and Sarah Bigum Sadat. came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1976.
Bachelor of Arts, University Tehran, 1948; Master of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy, U. Tehran, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, 1953; postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1953-1954.
Associate professor, U. Tehran and Institute for Public Administration, 1954-1957; lecturer department near Eastern studies, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1958-1960; collaborator with Erich Fromm, 1960-1962; member of faculty department psychiatry and social behavior, George Washington University, 1962-1969; director interdisciplining research and training, Psychiatric Institute Washington, 1966-1969; visiting professor social and analytical psychology, U. Tehran, 1969-1971; advisor to management and social development, U. Tehran, 1969-1971; visiting professor, Princeton University, 1971-1972; international lecturer and advisor in development and training various universities, United States, Canada, Asia, Iran, India, Japan, 1972-1988; member adjunct faculty Grad School, Department Agriculture, 1962-1975; advisor, Indian Institute Technology, 1972-1978; advisor, United Nations Institute for Research and Development, 1971-1972; advisor, National Institutes of Health, 1968-1969; advisor, Medical Women's International Association, 1975; director, Institute for Perspective Training and Development, Bethesda and Berkeley, California, Maryland., 1973-1992; visiting professor, Jung Institute, Zurich, Switzerland, 1982; visiting professor, Tokyo and Komazawa U., 1988.
(Education in Ancient and Medieval Iranian Society; Educat...)
(Rumi, el gran místico persa del siglo XIII, uno de los ma...)
(An explanation of the Sufi mystical system, with discussi...)
(The author performs a real service to contemporary man by...)
(A Publications of the Insitution of Persective Analysis T...)
(The growth of the self, from a Sufi perspective. An analy...)
(good book)
Fellow Royal Society Medicine (affiliate), London International Center for Integrative Studies. Member American Psychological Association, Congress for Asian Psychology (founding member), Institute Advanced Islamic Studies (honorary), International Congress Psychotherapy, Society for Interdevel., World Union and Consortium for Rural Technology (advisory board), World Affairs Council (planetary citizen, advisory board).
Married Josephine Durkatz, July 14, 1957. Children: Dariush K., Roya Louise.