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A Scent of Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics by Aziz Esmail (Hardcover, 2002)

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The Ginans are a body of religious lyrics or hymns reflecting the synthetic and ecumenical reach characteristics of allied genres, such as the poetry of the Sufi and Bhakti traditions in the medieval, Indo-Islamic environment. Testifying to the origin and evolution of the Ismaili community in India, the Ginans continue to form this community's living, poetic tradition to this day. In translating them into English, the present author has focussed principally on the poetic qualities, rather than the theological or communal interpretation and usage of this literature. The result is a translation suggestive of the depth of religious thought, feeling and imagination out of which this poetry was born, and the lyrical beauty of the form in which this experience found a voice. Reflecting the simple, vernacular idiom of popular culture in the rural and semi-rural ethos of the Subcontinent, the poetry nonetheless has a mature, complex sensibility which is elucidated by the author through his translations and the detailed commentaries upon them. The poetry of the Ginans illustrates an historically and culturally specific conception of the world, and of the norms peculiar to that culture, as well as a religious perception that forms a significant part of the religious experience of mankind. Issued under a title drawing on an image from the poetry, this volume will appeal both to specialists and more general readers, including Indologists, scholars of Islam in the Subcontinent, students of Comparative Religion, Comparative Literature, and those with an interest in mystical or devotional poetry.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780700717675
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96687549

Product Key Features

Book Title
A Scent of Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics
Author
Aziz Esmail
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Islam, Poetry
Publication Year
2002
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
216mm
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
408g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Aziz Esmail
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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