As Through a Veil: Mystical Poetry in Islam

By Annemarie Schimmel

Book Overview

A history of mystical Islamic poetry, not only in Arabic and Persian, but also in the popular folk traditions of regional vernacular languages, including a chapter on Rumi and Sufi poetry

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231052464
• ISBN13: 9780231052467
• Release Date: May 1982
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher