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Hāfez : 'Erfān and music as interpreted by Ostād Mortezá Varzi / Margaret L. Caton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Caton, Margaret Louise.
- Series:
- Bibliotheca Iranica. Performing arts series ; no. 7.
- Bibliotheca Iranica. Performing arts series ; no. 7
- Language:
- English
- Persian
- Subjects (All):
- Ḥāfiẓ, active 14th century--Criticism and interpretation.
- HÌ£aÌfizÌ£, active 14th century.
- Sufi poetry, Persian--History and criticism.
- Sufi poetry, Persian.
- Sufi music--Iran--History and criticism.
- Sufi music.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 261 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Costa Mesa, Calif. : Mazda Publishers, 2008.
- Language Note:
- Text in English; appendix in Persian.
- Contents:
- Mortezá Varzi
- Ostād Varzi discusses Persian music
- Concepts in the Ghazals of Hāfez
- Seven stages of perfection in 'Erfān (gnosticism)
- Stage one : attracted (moshtāq)
- Stage two : seeker (tāleb)
- Stage three : initiate of the way-imitation (sālek : taqlid-e tariqat)
- Stage four : initiate of the way-knowledge (sālek : ma'refat-e tariqat)
- Stage five : disciple (khām)
- Stage six : mature (pokhte)
- Stage seven : purified (sukhte)
- Annihilation (fanā).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-195) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781568592480
- 1568592485
- OCLC:
- 231679999
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