Rūmī’s Mathnawī, Book Two: The Transformation of Blood to Milk and the Transfiguration of the Senses

Abstract Early in Mathnawī Book Two appears a heavily-debated hemistich: “An interval was needed in order that the blood might turn to milk.” Here Rūmī uses three distinct means to introduce the notion of “Transfiguration of the Senses”: a religious conceit; an allegory – in fact, a common Persian-l...

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Authors: Moqaddam, Sassan Zand (Author) ; Nourian, Mehdi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Journal of Sufi studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-29
Further subjects:B Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī
B Transfigured Senses
B honey
B Mathnawī
B Blood
B Ḥusām al-Dīn
B Milk
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