TY  - JOUR
ID  - 705
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/winters_themes_erotic_sufism
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism
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JF  - Sutra Journal
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A1  - Winters,Jonah
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Y1  - 2017
Y2  - 1996
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M3  - Articles-unpublished
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LA  - English
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AB  - Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystical poetry of Bahá'u'lláh. This paper provides background for that topic by surveying the use of themes of the erotic in writings by seven Sufi mystics.
N1  - This paper does not mention the Bahá'í Faith. My original intent was to do so, but the paper got too long before I'd finished covering Sufism.  
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KW  - Al-Ghazali
KW  - Bride (metaphor)
KW  - Ibn Arabi
KW  - Ibn al-Farid
KW  - Lover and the Beloved
KW  - Metaphors and allegories
KW  - Mysticism
KW  - Poetry
KW  - Rumi (Mevlana)
KW  - Rábí'a Basri
KW  - Separation and reunion
KW  - Sexuality
KW  - Sufism
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