Sufis, Princesses & Dervishes, Martyrs & Feminists: Ten Great Women Poets of the East

by Paul Smith

SUFIS, PRINCESSES & DERVISHES, MARTYRS & FEMINISTS Ten Great Women Poets of the East Translations & Introductions Paul Smith Rabi'a of Basra (d. 801) is considered one of the greatest Saints and founders of Sufism and composed powerful spiritual verse in Arabic. Rabi'a of Balkh (10th c.) was the princess of Afghanistan whose love for a slave of her father the king caused her downfall... she wrote many of her poems in her own blood on the walls of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1500858641
• ISBN13: 9781500858643
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"