The Heritage of Sufism by Leonard Lewisohn
This collection - the second of a three-volume study - examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the 12th to the 15th centuries. It includes essays on Rumi's poetry and imagery; Sufi music and the idea of ecstacy; sainthood and Neoplatonism; comparative metaphysics and literature; and unity of religion theory in Sufi philosophy.‘This remarkable trilogy is likely to remain the definitive work in the field for many years’
* Expository Times *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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781851681891 |
| ISBN 10 | 1851681892 |
| Title | The Heritage of Sufism |
| Author | Leonard Lewisohn |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 1999-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 452 |
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