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Recite in the Name of the Red Rose: Poetic Sacred Making in Twentieth-century Iran (Studies in Comparative Religion)
Fatemeh Keshavarz
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Hardcover. Introduces Western readers to constructions of the sacred in twentieth-century Iranian poetry. Sifting through the lives and writings of modern and classical poets, the author provides a systematic examination of the array of religious impulses in Persian verse. She views poetry as the site of the emergence of the self and the sacred. Series Editor(s): Denny, Frederick M. Series: Studies in Comparative Religion. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Recite in the Name of the Red Rose introduces Western readers to constructions of the sacred in twentieth-century Iranian poetry. Sifting through the lives and writings of modern and classical poets, Fatemeh Keshavarz provides a systematic examination of the array of religious impulses in recent Persian verse. Viewing poetry as the site of the emergence of the self and the sacred, she confirms that sanctification is not static in its forms but continuously in flux and that the poetic modes used to articulate the sanctified are equally fluid. Keshevarz begins by introducing the core concepts that define and detach religion ... Read more
Recite in the Name of the Red Rose introduces Western readers to constructions of the sacred in twentieth-century Iranian poetry. Sifting through the lives and writings of modern and classical poets, Fatemeh Keshavarz provides a systematic examination of the array of religious impulses in recent Persian verse. Viewing poetry as the site of the emergence of the self and the sacred, she confirms that sanctification is not static in its forms but continuously in flux and that the poetic modes used to articulate the sanctified are equally fluid. Keshevarz begins by introducing the core concepts that define and detach religion ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
Studies in Comparative Religion
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570036224
SKU
V9781570036224
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About Fatemeh Keshavarz
A native of Iran, Fatemeh Keshavarz is a professor of Persian and comparative literature and chair of the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of Reading Mystical Lyric: The Case of Jalal al-Din Rumi (USCP ISBN 1-57003-584-9).
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