{"product_id":"religion-of-love-sufism-and-self-transformation-in-the-poetic-imagination-of-ar-9781438498676","title":"Religion of Love: Sufism and Self-Transformation in the Poetic Imagination of \u0026#703;A\u0026#7789;\u0026#7789;\u0026#257;r","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking study of Farid al-Din Aār, one of Persian literature's greatest poets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligion of Love\u003c\/i\u003e explores the life and work of the Persian Sufi poet and sage Farīd al-Dīn Aār. Aār changed the face of world literature, leaving his impact on all cultures that have valued Persian Sufi writings. Considered for the first time through the lens of religious studies, Aār's oeuvre offers much to contemporary readers. Aār's poems cast a light on the relationship between revelation and the intellect. They also encourage liberation from self-centeredness through the fiery path of love. Thus, \u003ci\u003eReligion of Love\u003c\/i\u003e considers one of Persian literature's greatest poets as more than just a poet, but also as a thinker and a commentator on moral psychology, ethics, and the intellectual debates of his age, debates that shed light on today's religious complexities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCyrus Ali Zargar \u003c\/b\u003eis Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies and Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSufi Aesthetics: Beauty, Love, and the Human Form in the Writings of Ibn Arabi and Iraqi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661359386898,"sku":"9781438498676","price":103.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b3dffa5-d60a-443e-99e8-aa1e13b81941.jpg?v=1737246170","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/religion-of-love-sufism-and-self-transformation-in-the-poetic-imagination-of-ar-9781438498676","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}