Divine Deviants: The Dialectics of Devotion in the Poetry of Donne and RūmīDivine Deviants is a comparative study of the Persian Sufi poet, Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1212-1273), and the English Metaphysical poet, John Donne (1572-1631). By focusing on the two schools of thought to which these poets belong as well as their individual poetic worldviews and styles, this book elucidates the different dimensions of the shared philosophy governing their poetry. Bridging linguistic, cultural, religious, and philosophical barriers, Divine Deviants carefully illustrates that in the works of both Rūmī and Donne love symbolizes Beatific Vision and Truth. More generally, this book highlights the bonds between religion, mysticism, and literature and thus examines not only the interdependent issues in these disciplines, but also the invisible and yet profound closeness that exists in the representative works of the two literary and religious traditions. |
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... reason has a value of its own , independently [ sic ] of its help to faith , for by implanting reason in man God had made him superior to the rest of creation . In fact , we could not believe unless we had rational souls . And again ...
... reason has a value of its own , independently [ sic ] of its help to faith , for by implanting reason in man God had made him superior to the rest of creation . In fact , we could not believe unless we had rational souls . And again ...
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... reason to suppose that his learning was greater or more medieval than that of his contemporaries Hooker or Bishop Andrewes . But Donne does ... reason and certainty , whereas with Donne reason The Philosophical Fundamentals of Belief 41.
... reason to suppose that his learning was greater or more medieval than that of his contemporaries Hooker or Bishop Andrewes . But Donne does ... reason and certainty , whereas with Donne reason The Philosophical Fundamentals of Belief 41.
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... reason and certainty , whereas with Donne reason and certainty were not invalid but still not the best of tools in man's search for the Truth ( 52 ) . In other words , for Donne " it was the emptiness of skepticism and inadequacy of ...
... reason and certainty , whereas with Donne reason and certainty were not invalid but still not the best of tools in man's search for the Truth ( 52 ) . In other words , for Donne " it was the emptiness of skepticism and inadequacy of ...
Contents
The Context | 15 |
The Philosophical Fundamentals of Belief | 27 |
Religious Obligation and Mystical Transcendence | 47 |
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