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

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Myint Zan

Multimedia University School of Law

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

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

Myint Zan (Contact Author)

Multimedia University School of Law ( email )

Malacca
Malaysia

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