Bogdana Todorova

The Influence of ‘Philosophy of the Illuminated’ in the Khomeini’s Approach to Create an ‘Ideal Society’

The study examines how the philosophical ideas of the so-called ‘Illuminated’ are reflected in Khomeini’s vision of an ‘ideal society’. It can be argued that the Islamic mystical tradition (thereafter Irfan) to which he was a devotee played an important role in the formation of his worldview in general, particularly th...