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Sufi Lyrics
Selections from a World Classic
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Bullhe Shah
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Translated by:
Christopher Shackle
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2021
About this book
Bullhe Shah’s work is among the glories of Panjabi literature, and the iconic eighteenth-century poet is widely regarded as a master of mystical Sufi poetry. This striking new translation is the most authoritative and engaging introduction to an enduring South Asian classic.
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The lucid and informative introduction by the volume’s editor and translator, Christopher Shackle, takes readers through the trajectory of Sufism from Persia to India and the several orders within the movement in India. But most useful is a short essay on the themes of the lyrics. The poems that follow open up in all their appeal, universal and timeless in their great subject of love, endearing in their simplicity of expressiveness.
-- Neel Mukherjee New Statesman
-- Neel Mukherjee New Statesman
Drawing from the Sufi tradition of mysticism, Bullhe Shah wrote poetry that is sharp, simple and immortal. His verses question strictures of organized religion and societal norms. They are beautiful paeans to romantic and mystical love underpinned by rich spiritual philosophy.
-- Pragya Tiwari India at LSE blog
-- Pragya Tiwari India at LSE blog
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eBook published on:
February 23, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9780674259683
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208
eBook ISBN:
9780674259683
Keywords for this book
religious poetry; oral tradition; love poems; eighteenth century literature; mysticism; devotional poetry; spiritual philosophy; kafi; qawwali; South Asia
