Tales from the land of the sufis
A brief look at the history of Sufism -- Hallaj : the first martyr of Sufism : The life of Hallaj ; Legends and stories of Hallaj -- Abu Sa(c)Ơd : the patron of Sufi music, song, and dance : Abu Sa(c)Ơd's life and teachings ; Anecdotes of Abu Sa(c)Ơd -- Fariduddin Attar : the divinely inspired...
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Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
Langue: | Anglais |
Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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Publié: |
Boston
Shambhala
1994
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Dans: | Année: 1994 |
Édition: | 1. ed. |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Sufism Prayers and devotions
B Sufi literature |
Résumé: | A brief look at the history of Sufism -- Hallaj : the first martyr of Sufism : The life of Hallaj ; Legends and stories of Hallaj -- Abu Sa(c)Ơd : the patron of Sufi music, song, and dance : Abu Sa(c)Ơd's life and teachings ; Anecdotes of Abu Sa(c)Ơd -- Fariduddin Attar : the divinely inspired storyteller : The conference of the birds ; Bahlul, a fool of God ; This too shall pass ; Shaykh San(c) n -- Hakim Nizami : narrator of love stories : Khusrau and Shirin ; Layla and Majnum ; The great secret of Alexander -- Jalaluddin Rumi : Persia's greatest mystic poet : Rumi's life and teachings ; The king and the handmaiden ; The grocer and his parrot ; The philosopher and the skipper ; Musa and the shepherd -- (c)bdul-Rahman Jami : the last of the great storytellers : Yusuf and Zulaykha |
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Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-179) |
ISBN: | 0877739552 |