Persian Sufi poetry : an introduction to the mystical use of classical Persian poems / J.T.P. de Bruijn.
J. T. P. de Bruijn
ספרRumi's Masnavi is widely recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and is sometimes called 'the Koran in Persian'. The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic Rumi composed his work for the benefit of his disciples in the Sufi order named after him, better known as the whirling dervishes .In order to convey his message of divine love and unity he threaded together entertaining stories and penetrating homilies. Jawid Mojaddedi's sparkling new unabridged verse translation. of Book One follows the original in presenting Rumi's most mature mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming coup
כותר |
The Masnavi, book one [electronic resource] / Jalal al-Din Rumi translated with an introduction and notes by Jawid Mojaddedi. |
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מוציא לאור |
Oxford New York : Oxford University Press |
שנה |
2004 |
הערות |
Translated from the Persian. Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxix]-xxx). English |
הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Contents Introduction Note on the Translation Select Bibliography A Chronology of Rumi THE MASNAVI: BOOK ONE Prose Introduction The Song of the Reed The Healing of the Sick Slave-Girl The Bald Parrot and the Monk The Jewish Vizier who Deceived the Christians into Following him and Destroyed them The Description of Mohammad in the Gospels The Jewish King who Tried to Destroy Christians with his fire How a Hare Killed the Lion that had been Tormenting all the other Animals The Greater Jihad Omar and the Emissary from Byzantium The Escape of the Merchant's Parrot The Old Harpist The Prayer of the Angels in Favour of Big SpendersThe Caliph Who Was More Generous than Hatem Ta'i The Poor Bedouin and his Wife The Sufi Guide The Softie from Qazvin who Wanted a Tattoo The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox Sufis Serve as Mirrors of the Soul The Gift Brought by Joseph's Visitor The Prophet's Scribe who Became an Apostate The Importance of Hiding your Mystical Station The Painting Competition between |
סדרה |
Oxford world's classics |
היקף החומר |
1 online resource (304 p.) |
שפה |
אנגלית |
מספר מערכת |
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