MURAYAMA, Konomi

Positions, degrees

Research Associate

Research Keywords

Religious studies, Persian literature, Modern Iranian thought, Sufism

Email

mkonomi[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp

Analyzing the Iranian Spiritual World from the Perspectives of Religious Studies and Literary Studies

I am interested in exploring the spiritual world of Iranians living in Iranian society. To analyze this, I approach the topic from both religious studies and literary studies perspectives. My research focuses on the thoughts of Iranian religious intellectuals, whose ideas reflect a synthesis of Islamic teachings, Western philosophy, Persian literature, Sufism, and pre-Islamic Iranian culture. By analyzing their thoughts, I aim to reveal how people in Iranian society engage with their religion and cultural heritage.
Recently, I have also been researching Rumi’s Mathnavi, which Iranian religious intellectuals often refer to as “the Quran written in Persian,” from a comparative religion perspective. My interests also extend to areas such as Iranian cinema and the representation of the Middle Eastern world in Japan.