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FYSP 191 - Muslim Oral Culture: Persian Poetry in Translation, Music and Calligraphy

FC ARHU CD WINT
4 credits
This course explores classical and modern Persian poetry through the study of poems in English translation, music, calligraphy and used in day to day conversations across all realms of life and the geography of all Persian-speaking societies (primarily, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kirgizstan). The course intends to bring out the poetic dimensions of language and memory expressed in their philosophical, social, cultural, artistic, mystical, political and romantic realms. It provides an overview of the use of poetry in specific Islamic countries and its epistemological and artistic relevance to the modern Muslim life. 


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