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First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
A re-issue in paperback of Nicholson's classic survey of the field
of Islamic mysticism. Intended as reading for students of sufism,
philosophy and literature, it also provides an introduction to the
translations of both R.A. Nicholson and A.J. Arberry.
A re-issue in paperback of Nicholson's classic survey of the field
of Islamic mysticism. Intended as reading for students of sufism,
philosophy and literature, it also provides an introduction to the
translations of both R.A. Nicholson and A.J. Arberry.
Selection of the lyrical poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi.
This book offers a classic general introduction to Arabic literary
history, aiming to cover, in Nicholson's words, "what the Arabs
thought, and to indicate as far as possible the influences which
moulded their thought". The pages of almost every Arabic book
abound in allusions to their names, events, movements and ideas
which puzzle the Western reader. This work answers that need now as
much as when it was first published.
This selection of the lyrical verse of the great mystical poet
Jalal'uddin Rumi, first published in 1898, provides an introduction
to the enigmatic and ambiguous style characteristic of Sufi
doctrine. Nicholson gives both original text and translation,
together with a lengthy introduction, extensive notes, appendices
and indices.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Originally published in 1922, this book presents translations from
about fifty authors of Arabic and Persian works. The selection is
chiefly comprised of poetry and prose literature, but extracts are
also included from biographers and historians. The extracts, which
are mostly short and seldom run for longer than five pages, cover
the period from the beginning of the sixth to the end of the
fifteenth century AD. Illustrative figures and textual notes are
also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an
interest in Arabic and Persian literature.
Reynold A. Nicholson (1868-1945) was a prominent English
Orientalist who wrote extensively on both Islamic literature and
Islamic mysticism. Originally published in 1923, this volume is
based on a series of three lectures delivered by Nicholson at the
School of Oriental Studies during the summer of 1922. The chief
purpose of the text is to show that Sufism is not necessarily
pantheistic, but often bears the marks of a genuine personal
religion inspired by a personal God. This book will be of value to
anyone interested in the development of Orientalism and
interpretations of Islamic thought.
Edward Granville Browne (1862-1926), was a British Orientalist who
produced numerous works of academic value, mainly relating to the
areas of Persian history and literature. Originally published in
1932, this volume is based on the list of Browne's writings at the
end of his Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion (1918), but
differs from it in some respects. It comprises all his own books,
editions, and translations; the articles which he contributed to
the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society; his political pamphlets
and his papers read to and published by the Persia Society. This is
a well-organised and informative text that will provide a valuable
resource for anyone interested Browne, and Persian culture in
general.
Mysticism is such a vital element in Islam that without some
understanding of its ideas and of the particular forms which they
assume it is hard to penetrate below the surface of Muslim
religious life. In this book, which was first published in 1921,
Professor Nicholson examines the life, work and teaching of three
of the most important of the early Sufis - the Persians Abu Sa'id
(937-1049) and Al-Jili (1365-1406), and the Cairene Arab Ibnu
l-Farid (1182-1235). These great mystics were almost legendary
figures; possessors of occult and mysterious powers, whose tombs
became holy shrines. They were regarded in effect as saints, but
saints canonised by the people while still living, not posthumously
by the church. Sufism, as Professor Nicholson suggests, lies at the
heart both of the religious philosophy and the popular religion of
Islam.
The Arabs during a thousand years or more produced one of the
richest and most extensive literatures of the world, embracing fine
poetry (of the fierce desert life equally with the sophistication
of royal courts), belles lettres (learned essays, satires, de arte
amoris), religious, mystical and philosophical writings, and huge
compendia of history, biography and geography. For sixty years, the
best account in English of this vast output has been, by universal
consent, R. A. Nicholson's Literary History of the Arabs; its
supremacy will long remain unchallenged. That it is a book full of
erudition and high critical judgement goes without saying; its
author is also a poet-translator of rare excellence.
Sufism is the heart of the Islamic tradition. Its teachings, which
synthesize the ways of knowledge and love, are founded upon many of
the most beautiful verses of the Quran and the sayings of the
Prophet Muhammad. Through an unbroken succession of wise and
ecstatic voices - many of whom were among the greatest poets of
both the Arabic and Persian languages - the doctrine of Sufism has
been a constant fountain of spiritual illumination throughout its
long history for seekers both within and outside Islam. The Mystics
Of Islam, first published in 1914, has long been recognized as a
classic and definitive introduction to the message of Sufism. In
this short but comprehensive work, R.A. Nicholson - who was one of
the greatest Islamic scholars of the early 20th century - provides
the general reader with an easy approach to the study of Islamic
mysticism. He gives a broad outline of Sufism and describes the key
principles, methods and characteristic features of the inner life
as it has been lived by Muslims of every class and condition from
the 8th century onwards. Many quotations are given, mainly in the
author's own fine translations from the original Arabic and Persian
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