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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Abd, Shah Abdul Latif
• Con la collaborazione di: Christopher Shackle (Editore), Christopher Shackle (Traduzione), Shackle Christopher (Editore e traduzione)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780674975040
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97504-0
• Pagine: 750
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 210 mm x 38 mm
• Serie: 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
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; 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