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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Boston
Shambhala
1994
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| In: | Year: 1994 |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Further subjects: | B
Sufism Prayers and devotions
B Sufi literature |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-179) |
| ISBN: | 0877739552 |