Symbolism, Theme and Message in a Persian (Sufi), English (Anglican) and Burmese (Buddhist) Poems Written Throughout the Centuries
Journal of Comparative Poetry, Vol. 24, No. 1, 2006
22 Pages Posted: 5 Jan 2009 Last revised: 30 Oct 2009
Date Written: January 3, 2009
Abstract
A Study of three Religious Poems Written by a Persian (Sufi), English (Anglican) and Burmese (Buddhist) Poets Written throughout the Centuries. This paper studies three poems written by the Persian/Afghan poet Jalauddin Rumi in the 13th century,English poet George Hebert in the early 17th century and Burmese poet Zawgyi in the late 20th centuries.
Keywords: Sufi, Anglican, Buddhist, Self, Non-Self, Outside, Inside, Anatta, JalaluddinRumi, George Herbert
JEL Classification: ZOO
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Zan, Myint, Symbolism, Theme and Message in a Persian (Sufi), English (Anglican) and Burmese (Buddhist) Poems Written Throughout the Centuries (January 3, 2009). Journal of Comparative Poetry, Vol. 24, No. 1, 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1322715
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