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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... reveals a contention between older and new science and philosophy . Rūmī's work , in contrast , displays a consistent reference to , and familiarity with philosophy , in general , which does not incorporate the dialectic informing ...
... reveals a contention between older and new science and philosophy . Rūmī's work , in contrast , displays a consistent reference to , and familiarity with philosophy , in general , which does not incorporate the dialectic informing ...
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... reveals a complete absence of the same intellectual unrest , but also with the work of a host of other Christian mystics who are known to be skeptics . For this argument , I have primarily drawn upon Itrat Husain's profound analysis of ...
... reveals a complete absence of the same intellectual unrest , but also with the work of a host of other Christian mystics who are known to be skeptics . For this argument , I have primarily drawn upon Itrat Husain's profound analysis of ...
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... reveals a similarly extensive preoccupation of both poets with matters metaphysical and spiritual in spite of the differences that exist between the two religious traditions . The “ spiritual quest ” takes undeniably different courses ...
... reveals a similarly extensive preoccupation of both poets with matters metaphysical and spiritual in spite of the differences that exist between the two religious traditions . The “ spiritual quest ” takes undeniably different courses ...
Contents
The Context | 15 |
The Philosophical Fundamentals of Belief | 27 |
Religious Obligation and Mystical Transcendence | 47 |
Copyright | |
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