Unveiling the Garden of Love: Mystical Symbolism in Layla Majnun & Gita Govinda (Perennial Philosophy)

Discover the common ground shared between Islamic Sufism and Hindu Bhaktism through their literary expressions. This book examines two classic love poems-The Story of Layla Majnun (written by Nezami in the Sufi tradition) and Gita Govinda (written by Jayadeva in the Hindu tradition)-and finds common experiences of love shared between these seemingly disparate cultures. Cover ......Page 1 Series Page ......Page 2 Title Page ......Page 4 Copyright Page ......Page 5 Table of Content ......Page 8 Foreword ......Page 12 Preface ......Page 18 Prologue......Page 20 CHAPTER ONE - UNVEILING THE GARDEN OF LOVE......Page 22 CHAPTER TWO - COLORS OF LOVE: SOME IDEALS OF TRADITIONAL PERSIAN AND INDIAN LITERATURE......Page 40 CHAPTER THREE - BLOOMS OF LOVE’S GARDEN: INITIAL UNION AND SEPARATION IN UNION......Page 70 CHAPTER FOUR - THORNS OF LOVE’S GARDENS :LONGING AND PAIN OF SEPARATION......Page 112 CHAPTER FIVE - THORNS OF LOVE’S GARDENS: FUSION AND CONFUSION IN SEPARATION......Page 136 CHAPTER SIX - THE GARDENER AND THE GARDEN: RETURN AND UNION REGAINED......Page 174 CHAPTER SEVEN - THE GARDEN UNVEILED: PRESERVING DIVERSITY, OBSERVING UNITY......Page 208 Epilogue......Page 214 GLOSSARY OF PERSIAN/ARABIC AND SANSKRIT TERMS......Page 216 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 220 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES......Page 228 Cover 1 Series Page 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Content 8 Foreword 12 Preface 18 Prologue 20 CHAPTER ONE - UNVEILING THE GARDEN OF LOVE 22 CHAPTER TWO - COLORS OF LOVE: SOME IDEALS OF TRADITIONAL PERSIAN AND INDIAN LITERATURE 40 CHAPTER THREE - BLOOMS OF LOVE’S GARDEN: INITIAL UNION AND SEPARATION IN UNION 70 CHAPTER FOUR - THORNS OF LOVE’S GARDENS :LONGING AND PAIN OF SEPARATION 112 CHAPTER FIVE - THORNS OF LOVE’S GARDENS: FUSION AND CONFUSION IN SEPARATION 136 CHAPTER SIX - THE GARDENER AND THE GARDEN: RETURN AND UNION REGAINED 174 CHAPTER SEVEN - THE GARDEN UNVEILED: PRESERVING DIVERSITY, OBSERVING UNITY 208 Epilogue 214 GLOSSARY OF PERSIAN/ARABIC AND SANSKRIT TERMS 216 BIBLIOGRAPHY 220 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 228 1933316632,9781933316635 World Wisdom,2008