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Pearls of Persia: The Philosophical Poetry of Nasir-i Khusraw
Hunsberger Alice E
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Hardback. Written by authorities on Nasir-i Khusraw and Persian literature, and originally presented as papers at a conference at SOAS, University of London, the chapters here cover topics ranging from metaphysics, cosmology and ontology, to prophecy, rhythm and structure, the analysis of individual poems and the matter of authorship. Editor(s): Hunsberger, Alice C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 736.
I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Nasir-i Khusraw is a major literary figure in medieval Persian culture. He was a Muslim philosopher, poet, travel writer, and Ismaili da'i who lived a thousand years ago in the lands known today as Afghanistan, Iran, and Tajikistan. Although known in the West mainly for his Safarnama, or travelogue, which describes his seven-year journey from Khurasan, in the eastern Islamic lands, to Cairo, the city of the Fatimid imam-caliphs, his poetry and ideas are less familiar. Yet, over the centuries, Persian-speaking lands have consistently ranked him as one of the ... Read more
I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Nasir-i Khusraw is a major literary figure in medieval Persian culture. He was a Muslim philosopher, poet, travel writer, and Ismaili da'i who lived a thousand years ago in the lands known today as Afghanistan, Iran, and Tajikistan. Although known in the West mainly for his Safarnama, or travelogue, which describes his seven-year journey from Khurasan, in the eastern Islamic lands, to Cairo, the city of the Fatimid imam-caliphs, his poetry and ideas are less familiar. Yet, over the centuries, Persian-speaking lands have consistently ranked him as one of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780761305
SKU
V9781780761305
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About Hunsberger Alice E
Alice C. Hunsberger received her PhD in Islamic and Persian studies from Columbia University. She has written and lectured extensively on Nasir-i Khusraw. She is the author of the acclaimed Nasir Khusraw, The Ruby of Badakhshan: A Portrait of the Persian Poet, Traveller and Philosopher (2002), which has been translated into Persian, Tajik, Russian, and Arabic. ... Read more
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