| The Wine of Love and Life: Ibn Al-Farid's Al-Khamriyah and Al-Qaysari's Quest for Meaning Contributor(s): Homerin, Th Emil (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0970819927 ISBN-13: 9780970819925 Publisher: Middle East Documentation Center OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Hardcover Language: Arabic Published: December 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - Poetry | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | African |
| Dewey: 892 |
| LCCN: 2005926216 |
| Series: Chicago Studies on the Middle East |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (0.95 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ibn al-Farid (d. 632/1235) has long been venerated as a Sufi saint and poet whose verse stands as a high point in Arabic poetry. Several of his poems became religious and literary classics, among them the al-Khamriyah or Wine Ode. Perhaps the first and certainly the most influential commentary on this poem was the Sharh Khamriyat Ibn al-Farid by Dawud al-Qaysari (d. ca. 748/1347). Al-Qaysari was a direct spiritual descendent of the great Sufi master Ibn al-Arabi (d. 637/1240), whose disciples read and reflected on Ibn al-Farids verse as part of their mystical studies. Al-Qaysari prefaces his commentary with a thoughtful essay on love, its various types, and their effects within creation. He then turns to a verse by verse commentary of the Wine-Ode in order to reveal the subtle, mystical meanings of Ibn al-Farids celebrated poem. The Wine of Love & Life by Th. Emil Homerin makes available for the first time the full Arabic edition and English translation of al-Qaysaris master-work of Sufi theology. |