The Heritage of Sufism:: Volume 2 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851681892 ISBN 13: 9781851681891

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 1999

Synopsis

This collection - the second of a three-volume study - examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the 12th to the 15th centuries. It includes essays on Rumi's poetry and imagery; Sufi music and the idea of ecstacy; sainthood and Neoplatonism; comparative metaphysics and literature; and unity of religion theory in Sufi philosophy.

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From the Back Cover:

'Persian Sufi literature occupies a unique position not only in the history of Persian but in the whole of Islamic civilization' writes Seyyed Hossein Nasr in the introduction to this scholarly study of the Sufi tradition.
Featuring studies by twenty-three of the world’s foremost authorities on Islamic mysticism, this collection – the second of a three-volume comprehensive study – examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries. It features essays on:

·Rumi’s poetry and imagery
·Sufi music and the idea of ecstasy
·Sainthood and Neoplatonism
·Comparative metaphysics and literature
·Unity of religion theory in Sufi philosophy.

Unique in its historical scope, this fascinating investigation makes a perfect guide for students and for those interested in Islamic mysticism.

About the Author:

Leonard Lewisohn is a Research Associate at the Centre of Near and Middle Eastern Studies at SOAS, University of London, and is Outreach Coordinator at the Department of Academic Research at the Institute of Osmaili Studies, London, where he also teaches Persian. His specialist areas include Persian literature and poetry, Sufism, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. His previous books include Beyond Faith and Infidelity: the Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1851681892
• ISBN 13: 9781851681891
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 452
• Editor: Lewisohn Leonard