Th. Emil Homerin

Passion Before Me, My Fate Behind (eBook, ePUB)

Ibn al-Fari¿ and the Poetry of Recollection

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Umar Ibn al-Fari¿ (1181-1235), author of two classic works, the Wine Ode and the Poem of the Sufi Way, is considered the greatest Sufi poet to write in Arabic. In this study, these and other poems by Ibn al-Fari¿ are considered within the context of Islamic mysticism, Arabic literature, and Sufi poetry. Th. Emil Homerin uncovers the literary and religious intent of these poems and their aesthetic and mystical content, showing them to be a type of meditative poetry. Indeed, Ibn al-Fari¿ often alludes to the Sufi practice of "recollection," or meditation on God, to evoke a view of existence in which the seeker may be transformed by an epiphany of love revealing an intimate relationship to the divine beloved. Homerin provides elegant translations and close readings of Ibn al-Fari¿'s poetry, highlighting the beauty of his verse, its moods, meanings, and significance within Islamic mysticism and Arabic poetry, where Ibn al-Fari¿ is still known as the "Sultan of the Lovers."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781438439020
• Artikelnr.: 60491818

Autorenporträt

Th. Emil Homerin is Professor of Religion at the University of Rochester. His books include The Wine of Love and Life: al-Fari¿'s al-Khamriyah and al-Qaysari's Quest for Meaning; From Arab Poet to Muslim Saint: Ibn al-Fari¿ His Verse, and His Shrine; and Umar al-Fari¿: Sufi Verse, Saintly Life.