Mar 28, 2024  
Graduate Record 2019-2020 
    
Graduate Record 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

MESA 5120 - Classics of Islamic Literature: Islamic Mystical Writing


This course surveys the classics of Islamic mystical writing, spanning from the Middle East to South Asia and the Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Indian vernacular languages. With an eye to both form and content, we will examine the literary productions – both poetry and prose – of some of the most influential Sufi figures in Islamic history, including Rabi’a, Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Hafiz, Khusrow, Bulleh Shah, and others. Readings in English translation.



Credits: 3