Islamic Mystical Poetry 3
The poetic tradition of Islam expresses an aspect very different from theological/legal understandings, and is centred on love, yearning and ecstatic union with the divine. This course will focus on four major poets from the classical period (13th C).
Resources for this course
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Ibn al-Fāriḍ: An Introduction |
A basic overview of life and work, plus a short introduction to "The Wine Ode". |
Jane Clark | view |
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Ibn al-Farid: The Wine Ode |
The text of one of Ibn al-Farid's most famous poems, as translated by Th. Emil Homerin |
Jane Clark | view |
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Reading List Islamic Mystical Poetry |
Recommended material on Sufism and the Islamic poetic tradition, plus specific reading lists for each poet, updated week by week |
Jane Clark | view |
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Introduction to Islamic Mystical Poetry 3 |
An overview of the course and a recap of Islamic Mystical Poetry 1 & 2 |
Stephen Hirtenstein | view |
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Ibn al-Farid: Three More Poems |
Three additional poems studied in Week 2 to give a taste of the range of imagery and tone used by Ibn al-Farid. |
Jane Clark | view |
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Notes on the Wine Ode |
An introduction to the concept of 'remembrance' (dhikr) in the Islamic mystical tradition, and plus further notes on some of the technical terms... |
Jane Clark | view |
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Fakhr al-din 'Iraqi: introduction |
A brief introduction to 'Iraqi's life and times, with extracts from some of his poems. One of the greatest love-poets in the Persian language (a... |
Stephen Hirtenstein | view |
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Fakhr al-din 'Iraqi: poems |
A selection of some of 'Iraqi's poems in translation |
Stephen Hirtenstein | view |
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'Iraqi: Sufi views of Love |
A selection of important discussion about love, focusing on the Konya school that studied and carried on Ibn 'Arabi's teachings: extracts from... |
Stephen Hirtenstein | view |
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Oneness of Being |
An extract from William Chittick's introduction to 'Iraqi's Divine Flashes: it gives a clear exposition of the Oneness of Being and the Perfect... |
Stephen Hirtenstein | view |
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The religion of love |
A wide-ranging lecture on the meaning of Ibn 'Arabi's famous phrase, delivered by a prominent Iranian, Dr Elahi Gomshei, at a conference in 2007... |
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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). |
Stephen Hirtenstein | view |
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Yunus Emre: selected poems |
A selection of seven poems by Yunus Emre in translation. |
Stephen Hirtenstein | view |
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The Life and Works of Jalāl al-dīn Rūmī |
An short intoduction to session on Rumi, focussing particularly upon his Dīwān. |
Jane Clark | view |
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Ghazal 2214 from Rumi's Dīwān |
Two different translations of what is perhaps the most famous poem from the Dīwān. |
Jane Clark | view |
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Five Wine Poems from Rumi's Dīwān |
A selection of poems with different translators on the theme of wine and spiritual intoxifaction |
Jane Clark | view |
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Book List 2 |
An updated book list including recommended general reading as well as specific lists for Ibn al-Fāriḍ and Jelāl al-dīn Rūmī. |
Jane Clark | view |