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'Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition The Art of Spiritual Flight
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'Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition The Art of Spiritual Flight Hardcover - 2007

by Leonard Lewisohn


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-348) and index.

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Despite Farid al-Din `Attar's fame as one of the greatest Sufi poets of medieval Persia, very little is known for certain about his life.

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  • Title 'Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition The Art of Spiritual Flight
  • Author Leonard Lewisohn
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 375
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Institute for Ismaili Studies, U.S.A.
  • Date January 9, 2007
  • ISBN 9781845111489

About the author

Leonard Lewisohn is Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. He specialises in the study of Persian Sufism, and is the author of Beyond Faith and Infedility: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmoud Shabistari (1995). Christopher Shackle is Professor of the Modern Languages of South Asia at SOAS in the University of London. Among his recent books are Ismaili Hymns from South Asia (1992), Qasida Poetry in Islamic Asia and Africa (1996) and A Treasury of Indian Love Poems and Proverbs (1999).
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London - New York: I.B. Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor shelf rubbing to the jacket corners and spine ends, last two pages bottom corners dog-eared, very little wear overall. Text is clean. 'Farid al-Din 'Attar (d. 1221) was the principal Muslim religious poet of the second half of the twelfth century. Best known for his masterpiece Mantiq al-tayr, or The Conference of Birds, his verse is still considered to be the finest example of Sufi love poetry in the Persian language after that of Rumi. . . Designed to complement The Ocean of the Soul, the classic study of 'Attar by Hellmut Ritter, this volume offers the most comprehensive survey of 'Attar's literary works to date, and situates his poetry and prose within the wider context of the Persian Sufi tradition.' Illustrated. xxvii+355 pages..
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