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Farid Ad-din `attar's Memorial of God's Friends: Lives and Sayings of Sufis (Classics of Western Spirituality)
Paul E. Losensky
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Paperback. Presents the lives and sayings of some of the most renowned figures in the Islamic Sufi tradition, translated into a contemporary American English from the Persian of the poet Farid al-Din 'Att r. Translator(s): Losensky, Paul E. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
In Farid ad-Din ‘Attār’s Memorial of God's Friends, readers will explore the sole extant prose work of the great Persian Sufi poet Farid al-Din ‘Attār (d. ca. 1230). Integrating the writings of generations of Sufi scholars and historians, it relates the saga of Islamic spirituality through the lives and sayings of some its most prominent exemplars. ‘Attār combines popular legend, historical anecdote, ethical maxim, and speculative meditation in lively and thought-provoking biographies. ‘Attār’s lucid and economical style encourages readers to participate fully in the efforts of these pioneers of the sacred to live out and express their unfolding encounters with ... Read more
In Farid ad-Din ‘Attār’s Memorial of God's Friends, readers will explore the sole extant prose work of the great Persian Sufi poet Farid al-Din ‘Attār (d. ca. 1230). Integrating the writings of generations of Sufi scholars and historians, it relates the saga of Islamic spirituality through the lives and sayings of some its most prominent exemplars. ‘Attār combines popular legend, historical anecdote, ethical maxim, and speculative meditation in lively and thought-provoking biographies. ‘Attār’s lucid and economical style encourages readers to participate fully in the efforts of these pioneers of the sacred to live out and express their unfolding encounters with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Paulist Press
Condition
New
Series
Classics of Western Spirituality Series
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Mahwah, United States
ISBN
9780809145737
SKU
V9780809145737
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