Seddigheh Kardan, Ph.D. (Year 2)
Education:
- MA in Muslim Cultures, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilization (ISMC), Aga Khan University, May 2021, London.
- MA in Religions and Mysticism, University of Tehran, September 2020, Tehran.
- BA in Persian Language and Literature, Shahid Beheshti University, April 2013, Tehran.
Areas of interest: Shi'i Studies, Ismaili Studies, Islamic Mysticism and Philosophy, Persian Literature, Quranic Studies
Research Topic: The critical edition of the Persian verse book titled Maẓhar al-ʿajā'ib (Manifestation of Marvels) attributed to ʿAṭṭār of Tūn (ʿAṭṭār-i Tūnī).
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Publications:
Books: _ Aḥmad b. Yaʾqūb, Treatise of The Imamate (al-Risālah fī’l-Imāmah), Translated by Gholamreza Mirshahi and Seddigheh Kardan (from Arabic into Persian), Tehran: Paris Publication, 2017.
Articles: _ Khatami, Ahmad; Kardan, Seddigheh, "Investigating the Symbols of Deputies in the Story of Daquqi of Rumi's Mathnavi (Barrasī-yi namādhāye abdāl dar ḥikāyat-i Daqūqī-ye Mathnavī-ye maʽnavī)", Journal of Mystical Studies of University of Kashan, n 26 (2017): 115-142.
_ Virani, Shafique N, "The Scent of the Scarlet Pimpernels: Ismaʿili leaders of the 11th/17th Century" (عطر رازیانه های سرخ؛ رهبران گمنام اسماعیلی در قرن یازدهم قمری / هفدهم میلادی), Translated by Seddigheh Kardan, A Quarterly Journal of Historical Studies of Islam, N 55 (2023): 147-192.
Awards:
- McGill’s Graduate Mobility Award, Spring 2023.
Email: seddigheh.kardan [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Seddigheh Kardan)
Supervisor: Prashant Keshavmurthy
