Summary
This stunning collection showcases the love poetry and mystical teachings at the heart of the Islamic tradition in accurate and poetic original translations
At a time when the association of Islam with violence dominates headlines, this beautiful collection offers us a chance to see a radically different face of the Islamic tradition. It traces a soaring, poetic, popular tradition that celebrates love for both humanity and the Divine as the ultimate path leading human…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300248616 |
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| ISBN-10: | 030024861X |
| Author: | Omid Safi |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 354g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 128mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Chosen for a Spirituality & Practice Book Award as one of the 50 Best Spiritual Books of 2018
“The most accessible, most beautifully wrought collection of Sufi love poetry I have ever read. Omid Safi has given the world an invaluable gift.“—Reza Aslan, author of God: A Human History
“Radical Love is a passionate distillation of the Islamic mystical tradition. Omid Safi has assembled a marvelous collection of texts, which will be admired by anyone drawn to Sufism or the poetry of love.”—Carl Ernst, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Omid Safi has given his deep and devout attention to this work. Radical Love is a beautiful collection.“—Coleman Barks, author of The Essential Rumi
“If ‘one reads poetry with one’s nerves’, as Wallace Stevens suggests, you will find your nerves tingling as did mine when I read Omid Safi’s Radical Love, an unparalleled account of human/divine engagement.“—Bruce B. Lawrence, author of The Koran in English: A Biography
“Omid Safi is a master translator and a poet in his own right. With power, vision, inspiration, and staggering radiance, Safi introduces a cosmos of Islamic mystical poetry to an audience so very much in need of expanding our horizon and understanding of the rich aesthetic traditions of Islam.” —David Kyuman Kim, author of Melancholic Freedom
Omid Safi
Omid Safi, professor of Islamic studies at Duke University and a columnist for On Being, is a frequent commentator on Islam. He has published numerous books, including Memories of Muhammad.
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