Description
| Product ID: | 9780140424737 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Islamic Mystical Poetry |
| Subtitle: | Sufi Verse from the early Mystics to Rumi |
| Authors: | Author: Mahmood Jamal, Mahmood Jamal |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Poetry anthologies (various poets), Poetry anthologies (various poets) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-10-29 |
