An edition of The Drunken Universe (1983)

The Drunken Universe

An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry

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An edition of The Drunken Universe (1983)

The Drunken Universe

An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry

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Sufism can be seen to have functioned as a positive and healthy reaction to the overly rational activity of the philosophers and theologians. For the Sufis, the road to spiritual knowledge could never be confined to the process of purely intellectual activity, without the direct, immediate experience of the Heart. In this book we are concerned with one art that the Sufis made peculiarly their own: poetry. Why should Sufis in general, and Persian Sufis in particular, choose to write poetry? When they wanted to 'be themselves', lovers of the Truth, they needed a language more intense, closer to the centre of human awareness than prose. Truth is beautiful, so when one speaks of it, one speaks beautifully. As the lover sings to his beloved, so did the Sufis to theirs. Love itself creates a taste for this language, so that even the prose writers of Sufism scatter verse throughout their works and create poetic prose. The overwhelming theme of this poetry is the Love relationship between the individual, the lover, and his Beloved, God.

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Cover of: The Drunken Universe
The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry
August 1999, Omega Publications (NY)
Paperback in English - 2Rev Ed edition
Cover of: The Drunken Universe
The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry
January 1988, Phanes Pr
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Cover of: Drunken Universe
Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry
January 1988, Phanes Pr
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Cover of: The Drunken universe
The Drunken universe: an anthology of Persian Sufi poetry
1988, Phanes Press
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The Drunken universe: an anthology of Persian Sufi poetry
1987, Phanes Press
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The Drunken Universe
August 1983, Crossroad/Herder & Herder
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Paperback
Number of pages
146
Dimensions
8.8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
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8.5 ounces

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OL8361065M
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0930872657
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9780930872656
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375719
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