Cultural and gender-related differences of concepts of love between Iranian and Swiss adults based on Hafez’ poetry of love

Falling and being in love is a cross-cultural universal. The poet Khwaja Šams ud-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Širazi, or simply Hafez (14th century D.C.), an important influence for both Persian and European culture, is noted for his love poetry. The first aim of the present study was to check to what exten...

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Main Authors: Hafez Bajoghli, Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, Serge Brand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2009-12-01
Series:Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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Online Access:http://abpri.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/interpersona_32_5.pdf