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Islamic Mystical Poetry: Sufi Verse from the Early Mystics to Rumi (Penguin Classics)
Mahmood Jamal
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Description for Islamic Mystical Poetry: Sufi Verse from the Early Mystics to Rumi (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Includes poems that represent the peak of Islamic Mystical writing and are imbued with the symbols and metaphors that develop many of the central ideas of Sufism: the Lover, the Beloved, the Wine, and the Tavern. Editor(s): Jamal, Mahmood. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Written from the ninth to the twentieth century, these poems represent the peak of Islamic Mystical writing, from Rabia Basri to Mian Mohammad Baksh. Reflecting both private devotional love and the attempt to attain union with God and become absorbed into the Divine, many poems in this edition are imbued with the symbols and metaphors that develop many of the central ideas of Sufism: the Lover, the Beloved, the Wine, and the Tavern; while others are more personal and echo the poet's battle to leave earthly love behind.
These translations capture the passion of the original poetry and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140424737
SKU
V9780140424737
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About Mahmood Jamal
Mahmood Jamal is the author of the Penguin Book Of Modern Urdu Poetry and has several volumes of poetry to his name and has been published widely in anthologies of British poetry. His latest volume, Sugar-Coated Pill was published in May 2006 to wide critical acclaim.
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