Religion of Love

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Religion of Love is written by Cyrus Ali Zargar and published by State University of New York Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1438498683 (ISBN 10) and 9781438498683 (ISBN 13).

A groundbreaking study of Farid al-Din ʿAṭṭār, one of Persian literature's greatest poets. Religion of Love explores the life and work of the Persian Sufi poet and sage Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār. ʿAṭṭār 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, ʿAṭṭār's oeuvre offers much to contemporary readers. ʿAṭṭār'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, Religion of Love 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.