Risalo

Shah Abdul Latif¿s Risalo is acknowledged as the greatest classic of Sindhi literature. In this collection of Sufi verses, composed for musical performance, the poet creates a vast imaginative world of interlocking references to Islamic themes of mystical and divine love and the scenery, society, and legends of the Sindh region.

About the author

Christopher Shackle is Emeritus Professor of the Modern Languages of South Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Summary

Shah Abdul Latif’s Risalo is acknowledged as the greatest classic of Sindhi literature. In this collection of Sufi verses, composed for musical performance, the poet creates a vast imaginative world of interlocking references to Islamic themes of mystical and divine love and the scenery, society, and legends of the Sindh region.

Product details

• Authors: Abd, Shah Abdul Latif
• Assisted by: Christopher Shackle (Editor), Christopher Shackle (Translation), Shackle Christopher (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780674975040
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97504-0
• No. of pages: 750
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 210 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind; Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind; Murty Classical Library of India - HUP
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; RELIGION / Islam / Sufi, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, POETRY / Asian / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Indic, Classical texts, Poetry by individual poets, Asian History, Oriental & Indian philosophy