Sufi Lyrics
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- Hardcover
496 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2015
Summary
A modern translation of verses by Bullhe Shah, the iconic eighteenth-century Sufi poet, treasured by readers worldwide to this day.
The poetry of Bullhe Shah (d. 1758) is considered one of the glories of premodern Panjabi literature. Born in Uch, Panjab, in present-day Pakistan, Bullhe Shah drew profoundly upon Sufi mysticism in his writings. His lyrics, famous for their vivid style and outspoken denunciation of artificial religious divisions, have long been held in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674427747 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674427742 |
| Author: | Bullhe Shah, Christopher Shackle |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2015 |
| Weight: | 626g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Murty Classical Library of India |
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The lucid and informative introduction by the volume’s editor and translator, Christopher Shackle, takes readers through the trajectory of Sufism from Persia to India and the several orders within the movement in India. But most useful is a short essay on the themes of the lyrics. The poems that follow open up in all their appeal, universal and timeless in their great subject of love, endearing in their simplicity of expressiveness. – Neel Mukherjee * New Statesman *Drawing from the Sufi tradition of mysticism, Bullhe Shah wrote poetry that is sharp, simple and immortal. His verses question strictures of organized religion and societal norms. They are beautiful paeans to romantic and mystical love underpinned by rich spiritual philosophy. – Pragya Tiwari * India at LSE blog *
About The Author
Bullhe Shah
Christopher Shackle is Emeritus Professor of the Modern Languages of South Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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