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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... spiritual love , are explored in detail in this chapter . Both poets , it should be noted , regard earthly love as a hindrance in the spiritual development of man if it is not transformed into divine love . For Rūmī , there exists ...
... spiritual love , are explored in detail in this chapter . Both poets , it should be noted , regard earthly love as a hindrance in the spiritual development of man if it is not transformed into divine love . For Rūmī , there exists ...
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... spiritual dimension of the poetry of both Donne and Rūmī . The supreme quest of the spirit of man in different countries and during the ages has been the search for God and a yearning of the human soul for union with the Source . As ...
... spiritual dimension of the poetry of both Donne and Rūmī . The supreme quest of the spirit of man in different countries and during the ages has been the search for God and a yearning of the human soul for union with the Source . As ...
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... spiritual in spite of the differences that exist between the two religious traditions . The “ spiritual quest ” takes undeniably different courses once the search for the union with the Beloved starts . It is important to note , however ...
... spiritual in spite of the differences that exist between the two religious traditions . The “ spiritual quest ” takes undeniably different courses once the search for the union with the Beloved starts . It is important to note , however ...
Contents
The Context | 15 |
The Philosophical Fundamentals of Belief | 27 |
Religious Obligation and Mystical Transcendence | 47 |
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