Unveiling the Garden of Love
Mystical Symbolism in Layla Majnun & Gita Govinda
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
27 March 2009
Summary
Epic love poems often share common thematic elements - love in union, love in separation and love in reunion. While two different religious and cultural traditions such as Islamic Sufism and Hindu Bhaktism might seem to have little in common, their literary expression might suggest otherwise. Lalita Sinha investigates this possibility in UNVEILING THE GARDEN OF LOVE by finding common threads shared between the classic love poems, The Story of Layla Majnun (written by Nezami in the Sufi trad…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781933316635 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1933316632 |
| Author: | Lalita Sinha |
| Publisher: | World Wisdom Books |
| Imprint: | World Wisdom Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 27 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 153mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Perennial Philosophy |
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About The Author
Lalita Sinha
Lalita Sinha studied world literatures at Universiti Sains Malaysia, where she served as Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Comparative Religion for more than three decades. Her previous book, The Other Salina: A. Samad Said’s Masterpiece in Translation (2006) has been highly commended by Malaysian National Laureates and the academic book publishers’ council of Malaysia. She currently lives in Penang, Malaysia.
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