عنوان

Translation of:

Number

TLpq304478253

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Translation of:

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

A. Shashaani

Title Proper by Another Author

"Chanteh--The Gnostic's Cosmos"

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

S. J. Searl, Jr.

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The Union Institute

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1998

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

167

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Body granting the degree

The Union Institute

Text preceding or following the note

1998

Text of Note

This study is a translation from Persian to English of a previously untranslated work by a renowned usd20\sp{\rm th}usd century Sufi Master, who is representative of a 1,400 year Sufi heritage, titled Chanteh--The Gnostic's Cosmos. The translation includes the Author's Introduction in prose, an Author's Introduction in poetry, a poetic prelude, and the main text consisting of 402 lines of poetry (1,203 half lines). The translation of this mystical work includes extensive annotations providing explanations for various philosophical, literary, scientific, and Islamic references. A contextual essay preceding the translation, places Chanteh within the historical development of Sufism and provides a brief account of usd20\sp{\rm th}usd century Sufism. In addition, the contextual essay includes a biographical sketch of the author, a discussion of the literary significance of Chanteh, its poetical style, and the translation process.

Chanteh: The Gnostic's Cosmos

Islam

Language, literature and linguistics

Persian

Philosophy, religion and theology

Sufism

A. Shashaani

S. J. Searl, Jr.

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[Thesis]

276903

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