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  • General Introduction to Persian Literature

    History of Persian Literature A, Vol I

    Edited by J.T.P. Bruijn ...
    Series series History of Persian Literature
    Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia and been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others. Yet Persian literature has never received the attention it truly deserves."A History of Persian Literature" answers this need and ... Read more

    $153.99 USD

  • Persian Sufi Poetry

    An Introduction to the Mystical Use of Classical Persian Poems

    by J. T. P. de Bruijn ...
    Series series Routledge Sufi Series
    Focuses on the poems rather than on their authors. Surveys the development of Persian mystical poetry, dealing first with the relation between Sufism and literature and then with the four main genres of the tradition: the epigram, the homiletic poem, love poetry and symbolic narrative. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

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    The Life, Teachings, and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi

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  • Iqbal: Poet, Philosopher, and His Place in World Literature

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  • The Wine of Wisdom

    The Life, Poetry and Philosophy of Omar Khayyam

    by Mehdi Aminrazavi ...
    The intoxicating message of Khayyam’s famous Ruba‘iyyat created an image of exotic Orientalism in the West but, as author Mehdi Aminrazavi reveals, Khayyam’s achievements went far beyond the intoxicating message within these verses. Philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and mystic – his many different identities are examined here in detail, creating a coherent picture of this complex and often ... Read more

    $33.00 USD

  • Sufism in the Secret History of Persia

    by Milad Milani ...
    Series series Gnostica
    Sufism formed one of the cultures of resistance which has existed in the social fabric of Persia since antiquity. Such resistance continues to manifest itself today with many looking to Sufism as a model of cooperation between East and West, between traditional and modern. 'Sufism in the Secret History of Persia' explores the place of Sufi mysticism in Iran's intellectual and spiritual ... Read more

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  • Early Mystics in Turkish Literature

    by Mehmed Fuad Koprulu ...
    Translated by Gary Leiser, Robert Dankoff ...
    Series series Routledge Sufi Series
    This book is a translation of one of the most important Turkish scholarly works of the twentieth century. It was the masterpiece of M.F. Koprulu, one of Turkey’s leading, and most prolific, intellectuals and scholars. Using a wide variety of Arabic, and especially Turkish and Persian sources, this book sheds light on the early development of Turkish literature and attempts to show the continuity ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • The Religion of the Peacock Angel

    The Yezidis and Their Spirit World

    by Garnik S. Asatrian, Victoria Arakelova ...
    Series series Gnostica
    Based in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the Yezidi people claim their religion - a unique combination of Christian, Islamic, and historical faiths - to be the oldest in the world. Yezidi identity centres on their religion, Sharfadin, which has evolved into a highly complex pantheon of one God with many incarnations, the chief of whom is Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel. The Yezidi faith can be traced to a ... Read more

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  • Abundance from the Desert

    Classical Arabic Poetry

    by Raymond Farrin ...
    Series series Middle East Literature In Translation
    Abundance from the Desert provides a comprehensive introduction to classical Arabic poetry, one of the richest of poetic traditions. Covering the period roughly of 500-1250 c.e., it features original translations and illuminating discussions of a number of major classical Arabic poems from a variety of genres. The poems are presented chronologically, each situated within a specific historical and ... Read more

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  • The Heritage of Sufism

    Classical Persian Sufism from Its Origins to Rumi (700-1300) v.1

    Edited by Leonard Lewisohn ...
    The first volume in a three-volume set, this is a study of the rise of Persian Sufi spirituality and literature in Islam during the first six Muslim centuries. This collection of 24 essays covers the key achievements of the Muslim intellectual and cultural tradition in history, mysticism, philosophy and poetry. It demonstrates the positive role played by Sufi thinkers during this period. The ... Read more

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  • Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Lyric Poetry

    Orient Pearls

    by Julie Meisami ...
    Series series Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
    This is the first comprehensive and comparative study of compositional and stylistic techniques in medieval Arabic and Persian lyric poetry. Ranging over some seven countries, it deals with works by over thirty poets in the Islamic world from Spain to present-day Afghanistan, and examines how this rich poetic traditions exhibits both continuity and development in the use of a wide variety of ... Read more

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  • Lost Enlightenment

    Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane

    by S. Frederick Starr ...
    The forgotten story of Central Asia's enlightenment—its rise, fall, and enduring legacyIn this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds—remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world. Because nearly ... Read more

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