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Book

A year with Hafiz : daily contemplations

Call Number

  • 891.551 H139 (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Penguin Books, 2011.

Physical Description

xxx, 417 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

The poems of Hafiz, one of the world's most revered literary and spiritual teachers, are not literary remnants from a remote past but masterpieces filled with cherished and timeless wisdom. With learned insight and a delicate hand, Ladinsky explores the many emotions addressed in these verses.

Contents

  • Foreword: releasing the spirit of Hafiz
  • Introduction: the life and work of Hafiz
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December.

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