The Heritage of Sufism
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'Persian Sufi literature occupies a unique position not only in the history of Persian but in the whole of Islamic civilization' writes Seyyed Hossein Nasr in the introduction to this scholarly study of the Sufi tradition. Featuring studies by twenty-three of the world's foremost authorities on Islamic mysticism, this collection - the second of a three-volume comprehensive study - examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries. It features essays on: ¿Rumi's poetry and imagery ¿Sufi music and the idea of ecstasy…mehr

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'Persian Sufi literature occupies a unique position not only in the history of Persian but in the whole of Islamic civilization' writes Seyyed Hossein Nasr in the introduction to this scholarly study of the Sufi tradition. Featuring studies by twenty-three of the world's foremost authorities on Islamic mysticism, this collection - the second of a three-volume comprehensive study - examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries. It features essays on: ¿Rumi's poetry and imagery ¿Sufi music and the idea of ecstasy ¿Sainthood and Neoplatonism ¿Comparative metaphysics and literature ¿Unity of religion theory in Sufi philosophy. Unique in its historical scope, this fascinating investigation makes a perfect guide for students and for those interested in Islamic mysticism.
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Leonard Lewisohn was a specialist in Persian language and Sufi literature. He was the Iran Heritage Foundation Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Persian and Sufi Literature at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter; a Research Associate in Esoteric Traditions in Islam in the Department of Academic Research at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London; Fellow of the Temenos Academy; and Editor of Mawlana Rumi Review. He authored and translated over twelve volumes in the field of Sufi literature, including on Muhammad Shirin Maghrabi, Mahmud Shabistari, Attar, Hafiz and Rumi, as well as editing several volumes of collected essays on Sufism.