Attar And The Persian Sufi Tradition

Author : L. Lewisohn,C. Shackle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781786730183

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Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition by L. Lewisohn,C. Shackle Pdf

Farid al-Din Attar (d. 1221) was the principal Muslim religious poet of the second half of the twelfth century. Best known for his masterpiece "Mantiq al-tayr", or "The Conference of Birds", his verse is still considered to be the finest example of Sufi love poetry in the Persian language after that of Rumi. Distinguished by their provocative and radical theology of love, many lines of Attar's epics and lyrics are cited independently of their poems as maxims in their own right. These pithy, paradoxical statements are still known by heart and sung by minstrels throughout Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and wherever Persian is spoken or understood, such as in the lands of the Indo-Pakistani Subcontinent. Designed to take its place alongside "The Ocean of the Soul", the classic study of Attar by Hellmut Ritter, this volume offers the most comprehensive survey of Attar's literary works to date, and situates his poetry and prose within the wider context of the Persian Sufi tradition. The essays in the volume are grouped in three sections, and feature contributions by sixteen scholars from North America, Europe and Iran, which illustrate, from a variety of critical prespectives, the full range of Attar's monumental achievement. They show how and why Attar's poetical work, as well as his mystical doctrines, came to wield such tremendous and formative influence over the whole of Persian Sufism.

Author : Leonard Lewisohn,C. Shackle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Sufism
ISBN : 0755609565

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'Aṭṭār and the Persian Sufi Tradition by Leonard Lewisohn,C. Shackle Pdf

"Farid al-Din 'Attar (d. 1221) was the principal Muslim religious poet of the second half of the twelfth century. Best known for his masterpiece "Mantiq al-tayr", or "The Conference of Birds", his verse is still considered to be the finest example of Sufi love poetry in the Persian language after that of Rumi. Distinguished by their provocative and radical theology of love, many lines of 'Attar's epics and lyrics are cited independently of their poems as maxims in their own right. These pithy, paradoxical statements are still known by heart and sung by minstrels throughout Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and wherever Persian is spoken or understood, such as in the lands of the Indo-Pakistani Subcontinent. Designed to take its place alongside "The Ocean of the Soul", the classic study of 'Attar by Hellmut Ritter, this volume offers the most comprehensive survey of 'Attar's literary works to date, and situates his poetry and prose within the wider context of the Persian Sufi tradition. The essays in the volume are grouped in three sections, and feature contributions by sixteen scholars from North America, Europe and Iran, which illustrate, from a variety of critical prespectives, the full range of 'Attar's monumental achievement. They show how and why 'Attar's poetical work, as well as his mystical doctrines, came to wield such tremendous and formative influence over the whole of Persian Sufism."--Bloomsbury publishing.

Author : Claudia Yaghoobi
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781612495019

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Subjectivity in ʿAttār, Persian Sufism, and European Mysticism by Claudia Yaghoobi Pdf

Adopting an empirical and systematic approach, this interdisciplinary study of medieval Persian Sufi tradition and ʿAttār (1145-1221) opens up a new space of comparison for reading and understanding medieval Persian and European literatures. The book invites us on an intellectual journey that reveals exciting intersections that redefine the hierarchies and terms of comparison. While the primary focus of the book is on reassessing the significance of the concept of transgression and construction of subjectivity within select works of ʿAttār within Persian Sufi tradition, the author also creates a bridge between medieval and modern, literature and theory, and European and Middle Eastern cultures through reading these works alongside one another. Of significance to the author is ʿAttār's treatment of enlightenment with regard to class, religious, gender, and sexuality transgressions. In this book, the relation between transgression and the limit is not viewed as one of liberation from oppressive restrictions, but of undoing the structures that produce constraining binaries; it allows for alternatives and possibilities. In conjunction with the concepts of transgression and the limit, the presence of society's marginalized pariahs, outcasts, and untouchables are central to the book's main argument about construction of subjectivity, which the author believes is framed within ʿAttār's notion of mystical love and human diversity. The book addresses the question of whether concepts such as transgression, limit, and subjectivity are solely applicable to modern times, or they can shed light on our understanding of transgression and subjectivity from the past. The author's comparative inquiries aim to intensify our understanding of these notions advanced in both the medieval and the modern world. Through summoning works from various genres, disciplines, cultures, and times, the author posits that medieval literary works are living texts that can reveal as much about our present selves as they do about the past.

Author : Leonard Lewisohn,Reza Tabandeh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1949743209

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Sufis and Mullahs by Leonard Lewisohn,Reza Tabandeh Pdf

Author : Marian de Souza,Jane Bone,Jacqueline Watson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783319313801

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Spirituality across Disciplines: Research and Practice: by Marian de Souza,Jane Bone,Jacqueline Watson Pdf

This book collects multiple disciplinary voices which explore current research and perspectives to discuss how spirituality is understood, interpreted and applied in a range of contexts. It addresses spirituality in combination with such topics as Christian mysticism, childhood and adolescent education, midwifery, and sustainability. It links spirituality to a variety of disciplines, including cognitive neuroscience, sociology, and psychology. Finally, it discusses the application of spirituality within the context of social work, teaching, health care, and occupational therapy. A final chapter provides an analytical discussion of the different voices that appear in the book and offers a holistic description of spirituality which has the potential to bring some unity to the meaning, expression and practice of spirituality across a variety of disciplines as well as across cultural, religious and secular worldviews. "A strength of the book is that each chapter is characterized by a fearless confronting of oppositional perspectives and use of the latest research in addressing them. The book takes the difficult topic of spirituality into almost every nook and cranny of personal and professional life. There is a persistent grasping of the contentiousness of the topic, together with addressing counter positions and utilizing updated research across a range of fields in doing this. The opening and closing chapters serve as book ends that keep the whole volume together."Terence Lovat, The University of Newcastle, Australia "The interdisciplinary nature of the work is by far the strongest aspect of this volume. It has the potential to contribute to a dialogue between different professions and disciplines. This prospective publication promises to promote a more holistic approach to the study of spirituality. This volume takes into consideration a wide variety of issues. The way the editors have structured the sequence of chapters contributes to facilitate any possible dialogue between the different areas."Adrian-Mario Gellel, University of Malta, Malta

Author : Leonard Lewisohn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781786075260

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The Heritage of Sufism by Leonard Lewisohn Pdf

The first volume in a three-volume set, this is a study of the rise of Persian Sufi spirituality and literature in Islam during the first six Muslim centuries. This collection of 24 essays covers the key achievements of the Muslim intellectual and cultural tradition in history, mysticism, philosophy and poetry. It demonstrates the positive role played by Sufi thinkers during this period. The subjects covered include: Sufi masters and schools; literature and poetry; spiritual chivalry; divine love; Persian Sufi literature - Rumi and 'Attar.

Author : Farid al-Din Attar
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0809105187

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Farid Ad-Din ʻAttār's Memorial of God's Friends by Farid al-Din Attar Pdf

Presents the lives and sayings of some of the most renowned figures in the Islamic Sufi tradition, translated into a contemporary American English from the Persian of the poet Farid al-Din 'Att'r.

Author : Leonard Lewisohn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781786075277

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The Heritage of Sufism by Leonard Lewisohn Pdf

This comprehensive study is unique in its chronological breadth, intellectual diversity and historical scope and which demonstrates the central role played by Sufism in Persianate culture in Iran, Central Asia and India

Author : J. T. P. de Bruijn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136780493

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Persian Sufi Poetry by J. T. P. de Bruijn Pdf

Focuses on the poems rather than on their authors. Surveys the development of Persian mystical poetry, dealing first with the relation between Sufism and literature and then with the four main genres of the tradition: the epigram, the homiletic poem, love poetry and symbolic narrative.

Author : Farid Al-Din Attar
Publisher : re.press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780980666519

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Fifty Poems of Attar by Farid Al-Din Attar Pdf

The 13th century Sufi poet Farid al-Din Attar is renowned as an author of short lyrics written in the Persian language. Dealing with themes of love, passion and mysticism, this book presents the English versions of Attar's poetry. It also offers an analysis of Attar's poetic language and thought.

Author : Sussan Babaie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786736017

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Iran After the Mongols by Sussan Babaie Pdf

Following the devastating Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258, the domination of the Abbasids declined leading to successor polities, chiefly among them the Ilkhanate in Greater Iran, Iraq and the Caucasus. Iranian cultural identities were reinstated within the lands that make up today's Iran, including the area of greater Khorasan. The Persian language gained unprecedented currency over Arabic and new buildings and manuscripts were produced for princely patrons with aspirations to don the Iranian crown of kingship. This new volume in “The Idea of Iran” series follows the complexities surrounding the cultural reinvention of Iran after the Mongol invasions, but the book is unique capturing not only the effects of Mongol rule but also the period following the collapse of Mongol-based Ilkhanid rule. By the mid-1330s the Ilkhanate in Iran was succeeded by alternative models of authority and local Iranian dynasties. This led to the proliferation of diverse and competing cultural, religious and political practices but so far scholarship has neglected to produce an analysis of this multifaceted history in any depth. Iran After the Mongols offers new and cutting-edge perspectives on what happened. Analysing the fourteenth century in its own right, Sussan Babaie and her fellow contributors capture the cultural complexity of an era that produced some of the most luminous masterpieces in Persian literature and the most significant new building work in Tabriz, Yazd, Herat and Shiraz. Featuring contributions by leading scholars, this is a wide-ranging treatment of an under-researched period and the volume will be essential reading for scholars of Iranian Studies and Middle Eastern History.

Author : Farid Al-Din Attar
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023546521

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The Conference of the Birds by Farid Al-Din Attar Pdf

A prose translation of a greatly renowned Sufi poem is a fable composed of many delightful and amusing tales-within-a-tale that serves as an allegory of the soul's journey to union with God. Its author, the 12th-century Persian poet and spiritual master Attar, is one of the most influential figures in Sufism, the mystical movement that arose from Islam.

Author : Lloyd Ridgeon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351675802

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Awhad al-Dīn Kirmānī and the Controversy of the Sufi Gaze by Lloyd Ridgeon Pdf

Awḥad al-Dīn Kirmānī (d. 1238) was one of the greatest and most colourful Persian Sufis of the medieval period; he was celebrated in his own lifetime by a large number of like-minded followers and other Sufi masters. And yet his form of Sufism was the subject of much discussion within the Islamic world, as it elicited responses ranging from praise and commendation to reproach and contempt for his Sufi practices within a generation of his death. This book assesses the few comments written about Kirmānī by his contemporaries, and also provides a translation from his Persian hagiography, which was written in the generation after his death. The controversy centres on Kirmānī’s penchant for gazing at, and dancing with, beautiful young boys. This anonymous hagiography presents a series of anecdotes that portray Kirmānī’s “virtues”. The book provides an investigation into Kirmānī the individual, but the story has significance that extends much further. The controversy of his form of Sufism occurred at a crucial time in the evolution of Sufi piety and theology. The research herein situates Kirmānī within this critical period, and assesses the various perspectives taken by his contemporaries and near contemporaries. Such views reveal much about the dynamics and developments of Sufism during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, when the Sufi orders (ṭurūq, s. ṭarīqa) began to emerge, and which gave individual Sufis a much more structured and ordered method of engaging in piety, and of presenting the Sufi tradition to society at large. As the first attempt in a Western language to appreciate the significant contribution that Kirmānī made to the medieval Persian Sufi tradition, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Sufi Studies, as well as those interested in Middle Eastern History.

Author : Leonard Lewisohn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780857710369

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Hafiz and the Religion of Love in Classical Persian Poetry by Leonard Lewisohn Pdf

I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation

Author : Margaret Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Mysticism
ISBN : 8130711923

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The Persian Mystics by Margaret Smith Pdf