The Heritage of Sufism: The Legacy of Medieval Persian Sufism (1150-1500) v.2 by Lewisohn, Leonard

The Heritage of Sufism: The Legacy of Medieval Persian Sufism (1150-1500) v.2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781851681891)

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The Heritage of Sufism: The Legacy of Medieval Persian Sufism (1150-1500) v.2 by Lewisohn, Leonard

The Heritage of Sufism: The Legacy of Medieval Persian Sufism (1150-1500) v.2

$57.00
The Heritage of Sufism: The Legacy of Medieval Persian Sufism (1150-1500) v.2 by Lewisohn, Leonard

The Heritage of Sufism: The Legacy of Medieval Persian Sufism (1150-1500) v.2

$57.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Leonard Lewisohn
ISBN-10: 1851681892
ISBN-13: 9781851681891
Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2003
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d
By Leonard Lewisohn
By Leonard Lewisohn
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Leonard Lewisohn was a highly regarded scholar of Persian and Sufi literature. He taught at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter; the Centre of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, SOAS, University of London; and was a Research Associate and Outreach Coordinator at the Department of Academic Research at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, where he also taught Persian. Among many others works, he authored Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari and edited the three volumes on The Heritage of Sufism published by Oneworld.

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