This selection of the lyrical poetry of Jalal'uddin Rumi serves as an introduction to the enigmatic and ambiguous style characteristic of Sufi doctrine. Both original test and translation are provided, together with a lengthy introduction.
This selection of the lyrical poetry of Jalal'uddin Rumi serves as an introduction to the enigmatic and ambiguous style characteristic of Sufi doctrin...
Edward Granville Browne (1862 1926), was a British Orientalist who produced numerous works of academic value, mainly relating to the areas of Persian history and literature. Originally published in 1932, this volume is based on the list of Browne's writings at the end of his Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion (1918), but differs from it in some respects. It comprises all his own books, editions, and translations; the articles which he contributed to the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society; his political pamphlets and his papers read to and published by the Persia Society. This is a...
Edward Granville Browne (1862 1926), was a British Orientalist who produced numerous works of academic value, mainly relating to the areas of Persian ...
The D v ni Shamsi Tabr z is a masterpiece of Persian literature and a classic work in the history of S ism. With his Masnav it is one of the key writings of the renowned mystic poet Jal lu 'dd n R m (1207 1273). Professor Nicholson's English translation of selected poems from the D v n of R m was first published in 1898, and is often credited as being the best-known version in a European language. It is suitable for scholars and students of Persian literature and for all those interested in the mystical literature of Islam. The Persian text is printed with facing English translations, and...
The D v ni Shamsi Tabr z is a masterpiece of Persian literature and a classic work in the history of S ism. With his Masnav it is one of the key writi...
Mysticism is such a vital element in Islam that without some understanding of its ideas and of the particular forms which they assume it is hard to penetrate below the surface of Muslim religious life. In this book, which was first published in 1921, Professor Nicholson examines the life, work and teaching of three of the most important of the early Sufis - the Persians Abu Sa'id (937 1049) and Al-Jili (1365 1406), and the Cairene Arab Ibnu l-Farid (1182 1235). These great mystics were almost legendary figures; possessors of occult and mysterious powers, whose tombs became holy shrines. They...
Mysticism is such a vital element in Islam that without some understanding of its ideas and of the particular forms which they assume it is hard to pe...
For sixty years, the best account in English of Arab literature has been, by universal consent, this book; its supremacy will long remain unchallenged.
For sixty years, the best account in English of Arab literature has been, by universal consent, this book; its supremacy will long remain unchallenged...
Reynold A. Nicholson (1868 1945) was a prominent English Orientalist who wrote extensively on both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism. Originally published in 1923, this volume is based on a series of three lectures delivered by Nicholson at the School of Oriental Studies during the summer of 1922. The chief purpose of the text is to show that Sufism is not necessarily pantheistic, but often bears the marks of a genuine personal religion inspired by a personal God. This book will be of value to anyone interested in the development of Orientalism and interpretations of Islamic thought."
Reynold A. Nicholson (1868 1945) was a prominent English Orientalist who wrote extensively on both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism. Originall...
Beginning with the pre-Islamic period and continuing to recent historical times, this volume covers the whole of the Arab world, including the Arab empires in Europe.
Beginning with the pre-Islamic period and continuing to recent historical times, this volume covers the whole of the Arab world, including the Arab em...
Originally published in 1922, this book presents translations from about fifty authors of Arabic and Persian works. The selection is chiefly comprised of poetry and prose literature, but extracts are also included from biographers and historians. The extracts, which are mostly short and seldom run for longer than five pages, cover the period from the beginning of the sixth to the end of the fifteenth century AD. Illustrative figures and textual notes are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Arabic and Persian literature.
Originally published in 1922, this book presents translations from about fifty authors of Arabic and Persian works. The selection is chiefly comprised...