Nishānah-shināsī-yi tafsīr-i ʻirfānī Persian 2024

The Semiotics of Mystical Interpretation, by Maryam Mosharraf, is a study of mystical exegesis, interpretation, and the formation of meaning in religious and mystical texts. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the author examines the linguistic, symbolic, and interpretive mechanisms through which mystics and commentators express and uncover inner or esoteric meanings.

The book explores how words, images, symbols, and narrative structures in mystical texts move beyond their literal meanings and become vehicles for multiple layers of significance. From this perspective, mystical interpretation is not simply an explanation of vocabulary and phrases, but a process in which signs acquire meaning within broader networks of religious, mystical, and cultural concepts.

Mosharraf investigates the relationship between semiotics, hermeneutics, and the tradition of mystical interpretation, showing how the study of sign systems can contribute to a more precise understanding of the ways mystical texts are read and interpreted. The book is particularly relevant to scholars and students of Sufism and mysticism, Persian literature, theology, Qur’anic exegesis, hermeneutics, and semiotics.

This edition is the second revised edition, published in 2024/2025 (1403 SH) by Hermes Publishing, and includes a bibliography and scholarly references.