Sufi Aesthetics: Beauty, Love, and the Human Form in the Writings of Ibn 'Arabi and 'Iraqi

(Part of the Studies in Comparative Religion Series)

by Cyrus Ali Zargar

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Sufi Aesthetics argues that the interpretive keys to erotic Sufi poems and their medieval commentaries lie in understanding a unique perceptual experience. Using careful analysis of primary texts, Cyrus Ali Zargar explores the theoretical and poetic pronouncements of two major Muslim mystics, Muhyi al-Din ibn al-'Arabi (d. 1240) and Fakhr al-Din 'Iraqi (d. 1289), under the premise that behind any literary tradition exist organic aesthetic values...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1570039992

ISBN13:9781570039997

Release Date:September 2011

Publisher:University of South Carolina Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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Philosophy Religion Religion & Spirituality

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Sufi Aesthetics: Beauty, Love, and the Human Form in the Writings of Ibn 'Arabi and 'Iraqi

(Part of the Studies in Comparative Religion Series)

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