Tales From the Masnavi

by A. J Arberry

2020-12-29 17:17:04

The Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), a massive poem of some 25,000 rhyming couplets, by common consent ranks among the world''s greatest masterpieces of religious literature. The material which makes up the Masnavi is divisible into two diff... Read more
The Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), a massive poem of some 25,000 rhyming couplets, by common consent ranks among the world''s greatest masterpieces of religious literature. The material which makes up the Masnavi is divisible into two different categories: theoretical discussion of the principal themes of Sufi mystical life and doctrine, and stories of fables intended to illustrarte those themes as they arise. This selection of tales is the most accessible introduction to this giant epic for the non-perisan reader. Less

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File size5 X 7.99 X 0.7 in
Print pages304
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date April 19, 2002
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780700702732

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