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Religion of Love: Sufism and Self-Transformation in the Poetic Imagination of ʿAṭṭār

Religion of Love: Sufism and Self-Transformation in the Poetic Imagination of ʿAṭṭār

Zargar, Cyrus Ali

Hardcover

Series: Suny Islam

PhilosophyLiterary CriticismIslam

ISBN10: 1438498675
ISBN13: 9781438498676
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Jul 1 2024
Pages: 234
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A groundbreaking study of Farid al-Din ʿAṭṭār, one of Persian literature's greatest poets.

Religion of Love explores the life and work of the Persian Sufi poet and sage Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār. ʿAṭṭār changed the face of world literature, leaving his impact on all cultures that have valued Persian Sufi writings. Considered for the first time through the lens of religious studies, ʿAṭṭār's oeuvre offers much to contemporary readers. ʿAṭṭār's poems cast a light on the relationship between revelation and the intellect. They also encourage liberation from self-centeredness through the fiery path of love. Thus, Religion of Love considers one of Persian literature's greatest poets as more than just a poet, but also as a thinker and a commentator on moral psychology, ethics, and the intellectual debates of his age, debates that shed light on today's religious complexities.

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