Religious writings
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Religious writings (V640): The study and interpretation of religious writings in their historical, theological and philosophical contexts.
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About Ibn 'Arabi |
A brief overview of the life and writings of the Sufi master, Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240), with details of the books he wrote |
Ibn 'Arabi, Sufism, Islam, Ayyubid, Seljuk, Almohad | view |
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An Introduction to Aʾisha al-Baʿūniyya (d.1517) |
A brief introduction to the life and work of one of the most important women writers in the Islamic tradition, author of two collections of poetry... |
stical Islamic Poetry | view |
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Autobiography of Mary countess of Warwick. Ed., with introduction and notes (1848) |
Full text of the 1848 edition of the autobiography of Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick - from Archive.org |
biography, Autobiography | view |
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Introduction to Jami |
A brief overview of the life and work of Nūr al-dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Jami (1414-1492), covering his work as a poet, as a Sufi shaykh of the... |
Mystical Islamic Poetry | view |
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Introduction to Mystical Islamic Poetry 6 |
A short overview of the four poets that will be studied on this course and the cultural context of the Islamic world in the 14th-16th century. |
stical Islam Poetr | view |
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List of poets |
A lists of all the poets studied in the series Mystical Islamic Poetry 1-6. Material from courses 2-6 can be found on open access sites. |
Poetry, Mysticism, Islam | view |
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Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick - A Good Woman and a Great Lady |
An article from History Today, by Lady Antonia Fraser |
biography, Autobiography | view |
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Poems Week 1a |
Three poems by Hafez. |
Mysticism, Poetry, Islam | view |
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Some 17th century clerical jokes from Nicholas Le Strange's Jest Book |
Some 17th century clerical jokes from Nicholas Le Strange's Jest Book, published as Nicholas Le Strange, Lippincott, Merry Jeasts, 1974... |
Religious history, Humour, The Church of Enga, Clergy, 17th century | view |
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Th Emil Homerin on Aʾisha al-Bāʿūniyya |
An open access article on the theme of 'dhikr' (remembrance of God) in Aʾisha's poetry, including Arabic text and translation of several poems.... |
stical Islamic Poetry | view |