Busḥāq Aṭʿima

by Seyed-Gohrab, Ali Asghar

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Busḥāq (for Abū Isḥāq) Aṭʿima is the takhallus (nom de plume) of Fakhr al-Dīn (or Jamāl al-Dīn) Abū Iṣḥāq Ḥallāj Shīrāzī (d. 827 or 830/1424 or 1427), a Persian satirical poet famous for his culinary terminology and metaphors. An innovative satirical poet, he poked fun at mystical tenets and creeds. Although he was familiar with mystical doctrines, there is no evidence connecting him to a mystical brotherhood. His laqab (cognomen) Ḥallāj (cotton carder) refers to his profession, to which he ref…

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Busḥāq (for Abū Isḥāq) Aṭʿima is the takhallus (nom de plume) of Fakhr al-Dīn (or Jamāl al-Dīn) Abū Iṣḥāq Ḥallāj Shīrāzī (d. 827 or 830/1424 or 1427), a Persian satirical poet famous for his culinary terminology and metaphors. An innovative satirical poet, he poked fun at mystical tenets and creeds. Although he was familiar with mystical doctrines, there is no evidence connecting him to a mystical brotherhood. His laqab (cognomen) Ḥallāj (cotton carder) refers to his profession, to which he refers in his Dīvān . He was a

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1574

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eng Islam

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Seyed-Gohrab, Ali Asghar

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