Persian Sufi Poetry: An Introduction to the Mystical Use of Classical Persian Poems (Routledge Sufi Series)
Book Details
Author(s)J. T. P. de Bruijn
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN / ASIN0700706747
ISBN-139780700706747
AvailabilityUsually ships in 1 to 3 weeks
Sales Rank6,787,688
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
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.
