Persian Sufi Poetry - An Introduction to the Mystical Use of Classical Persian Poems - Hardback - 1997

Surveys the development of Persian mystical poetry, dealing first with the relation between Sufism and literature and then with the four main genres of the tradition: the epigram, the homiletic poem, love poetry and symbolic narrative.
Year of publication: 1997
Pagination: 228 pages, black & white illustrations
Format: Hardback
Serie: Routledge Sufi Series