Qurʾānic Symbolism of the Eyes in Classical Azeri Turkic Poetry

The paper examines the intertextual use of Qurʾānic text in the depiction of facial features, specifically in the Ṣūfī symbolism of the eyes in classical Azeri Turkic Ṣūfī poetry—the unique literary tradition which has not yet received its deserved attention in Western scholarship. First, the linguo...

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Main Author: Gasimova, Aida (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Oriens
Year: 2015, Volume: 43, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 101-153
Further subjects:B Eye
B Muḥammad Fuḍūlī
B Ṣūfī symbolism
B ʿImāduddīn Nesīmī
B Qurʾān
B Azeri Turkic Poetry
B Ḥurūfism
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