Stephen Hirtenstein
Resources
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Shushtari: poems |
The poems of Shushtari, who has been called 'the Rumi of western Islam', are famous throughout North Africa, and are a wonderful combination of deep contemplation and ordinary daily discourse. This selection is a modified version of Alvarez'... |
Shushtari, Sufi poetry, Sufism | view |
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The Diwan of Ibn 'Arabi |
This is a brief introduction by Stephen Hirtenstein to the huge collection of poetry which Ibn 'Arabi wrote - not only the printed (Bulaq) edition of his poems but the whole collection which he made during the last years of his life. |
Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry, Ibn 'Arabi | view |
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The Symbol of the Nightingale |
A paper by Professor Luce Lopez-Baralt of the symbolism of the nightingale in the poetry of St John of the Cross, and its origins in Islamic mysticism. |
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Uftade and the Ottoman Tradition |
An introduction to the Ottoman period, the tradition of Divan poetry and music, and Uftade's life. |
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Uftade: poems |
A series of poems extracted from Uftade's Divan. |
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Week 2: five poems by Hajji Bayram |
These five poems by Hajji Bayram are well known and loved in Sufi circles in Turkey. They are the only ones considered to be authentically by Hajji Bayram, according to modern scholarship. Written in the simple folk style of Yunus Emre, they... |
Sufism, Sufi poetry, Hajji Bayram | view |
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Week 2: Hajji Bayram and the early Ottoman tradition |
The early Ottoman tradition of Sufism constituted a remarkable flowering. In order to understand the poetic tradition of the Ottomans, especially Sufi poetry, one needs a certain understanding of the political, social and religious background of... |
Sufi poetry, Sufi orders, Sufism, Hajji Bayram, Ottoman Empire | view |
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Week 4: introduction to Jami's Lawāʾih |
This is a brief introduction to Jami's Lawāʾih, one of his most famous works written in a combination of prose and poetry. |
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Week 4: Selected poems from Jami's Lawāʾih |
This is a short selection from the Lawāʾih, including both the prose and poetic sections of certain 'Gleams' to give aflavour of Jami's method. The translations are by William Chittick, published in "Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light" by Sachiko... |
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Yunus Emre: life |
A short overview of what is known of the life of the great Turkish poet Yunus Emre (d. 1320). |
Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry | view |
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Yunus Emre: selected poems |
A selection of seven poems by Yunus Emre in translation. |
Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry | view |