Sufi Poetry and Symbolism: From a River to the Divine Dark in Shamas Faqir's Poetry.

Autor: Wani, Dr Sajad Hussain
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Zdroj: Language in India; Feb2016, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p200-221, 21p, 1 Black and White Photograph
Abstrakt: This paper explores some of the recurring symbols as observed in the poetry of Shamas Faqir, a nineteenth century Sufi Poet. The paper presents an account of how mystic thought and mystic symbolism complement each other to foreground the universal mystic experience. The paper is based on simple textual analysis and presents a coherent explanation of the mystic experience irrespective of any particular theoretical framework which may be outlined by some readers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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