Drawing on relevant postmodern theories, and exploring the link between the dynamics of eroticism and esotericism, this book establishes the esoteric significance of the bawdy tales in Rumi's (d. 1273) Mathnaw, a masterpiece of medieval Perso-Islamic mystical literature.
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
2007
Publisher:
Brill Academic Publishers
Edition:
1st edition
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ISBN10:
9004163530
ISBN13:
9789004163539
kindle Asin:
9004163530
Rumi and the Hermeneutics of Eroticism (Iran Studies, Volume 2)
Drawing on relevant postmodern theories, and exploring the link between the dynamics of eroticism and esotericism, this book establishes the esoteric significance of the bawdy tales in Rumi's (d. 1273) Mathnaw, a masterpiece of medieval Perso-Islamic mystical literature.