Islamic Mystical Poetry
Sufi Verse from the early Mystics to Rumi
$38.95
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2009
Summary
New to Penguin Classics, a selection of poetry from the early Islamic era.
Written from the ninth to the twentieth century, these poems represent the peak of Islamic Mystical writing, from Rabia Basri to Mian Mohammad Baksh. Reflecting both private devotional love and the attempt to attain union with God and become absorbed into the Divine, many poems in this edition are imbued with the symbols and metaphors that develop many of the central ideas of Sufism: the Lover, the Beloved, the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140424737 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140424733 |
| Author: | Mahmood Jamal |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 126mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Audience Age: | 18-17 |
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Mahmood Jamal
Mahmood Jamal is the author of the Penguin Book Of Modern Urdu Poetry and has several volumes of poetry to his name. He has been published widely in anthologies of British poetry. His latest volume, Sugar-Coated Pill was published in May 2006 to wide critical acclaim.
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