Introduction: the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail 1 Shah Ismail and the Importance of the Gnostic Legacy in the Islamic World 1 Introduction 2 The Importance of Sciology of Poetry 3 Eurocentric Historiography and Ignoring Shah Ismail 4 Shah Ismail as Part of a Tradition2 Overcoming Cognitive Biases in Understanding the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail 1 Introduction 2 Mohammad Ali Foroughi and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts 3 Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts 4 Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani and Orientalist Discourse Design 5 Avoiding Cognitive Biases3 Linguistic Classifications and Deletion of the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail 1 Introduction 2 What Is Language? 3 Language Classification in Iran 4 The Term "Local Language" and the Elimination of Language Possibilities 5 The Importance of Paying Attention to the Philosophy of Language 6 Conclusion4 Rereading the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail 1 Marginalization of the Texts of the Khatai Tradition 2 Rereading the Texts of the Khatai Tradition 3 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in Contemporary Studies 4 The Criteria for Reconstructing the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail 5 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail: a Study Scheme5 Sociology of Knowledge and Its Relationship with Diwan Shah Ismail 1 Introduction 2 What Is Sociology of Knowledge? 3 Diwan Shah Ismail from the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge 4 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in the Context of Islamic Studies 5 Sociology of Knowledge and Removal of the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail 6 Islamic Hekmat or Gnosis in Persian Form6 Language and Religion in Iranian Thought in Relation to the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Khatai 1 Introduction 2 Religious Transformation in Iran 3 Language Status in Pre-Islamic Iran 4 Linguistic Evolution in Iran 5 Religious Transformation in Iran 6 The Relation of Religious, Madhhab and Linguistic Developments with Shah Ismail7 Jalal Al-Ahmed and the Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Sphere 1 Introduction 2 The Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Domain 3 The Relationship between the Expulsion Theory of the Turkish Language and the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail8 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Safavi 1 Introduction 2 Important Developments in the History of Iran9 Truth in Shah Ismail Safavi's Thought 1 Introduction 2 Truth in the View of Shah Ismail10 Mohabat in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail 1 Introduction 2 Mohabat in the Gnostic Tradition and Theoretical Irfan 3 Mohabat in the Thought of Shah Ismail Khatai11 Sojourn in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail 1 Introduction 2 Sojourn in the Traditions of Irfan and Sufism 3 Sojourn in the Thought of Shah Ismail12 On the Reciprocal Relationship between Shiism and Sufism 1 Introduction 2 Spiritual Crisis: Turning Point in the Life of Mystics 3 The Link between Shiism and Sufism 4 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli and Sheikh Safi-ad-Din Ardabili on Shah Ismail13 The Impact of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail: Fostering Unity between Shiism and Sufism 1 Introduction 2 The Gnostic Tradition of Sayyed Haydar Amoli 3 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail14 Conclusion References Index.