The Great 'Umar Khayyam A Global Reception of the Rubáiyát
The Rubáiyát by the Persian poet 'Umar Khayyaem (1048-1131) is used in contemporary Iran as a resistance literature, symbolizing the secularist voice in cultural debates. While Islamic fundamentalists criticize Khayyaem as an atheist and materialist philosopher who questions God's creati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Leiden University Press
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands)
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009439831106719 |
| Summary: | The Rubáiyát by the Persian poet 'Umar Khayyaem (1048-1131) is used in contemporary Iran as a resistance literature, symbolizing the secularist voice in cultural debates. While Islamic fundamentalists criticize Khayyaem as an atheist and materialist philosopher who questions God's creation and the promise of reward or punishment in the hereafter, secularist intellectuals see in him an example of a scientist who scrutinizes the mysteries of the world. Others see a spiritual master, a Sufi, who guides people to the truth. This volume collects eighteen essays on the history of the reception of 'Umar Khayyaem in various literary traditions, exploring how his philosophy of doubt, carpe diem, hedonism, and in vino veritas has inspired generations of poets, novelists, painters, musicians, calligraphers and film-makers. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (267 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some colour) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283698528 9789400600799 |
