| Course title | Philosophy Reading Group 20 (Flashes of Love: Sufism in Translation) |
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| Course code | KFI/BPR20 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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The course will introduce students to the philosophy underlying the Lama'át, providing the necessary background and understanding required for accurate translation. The Lama'át consists of 28 sections. Each student will be assigned a portion of the text, accompanied by the teacher's commentaries, as their individual assignment. Literature: Aráqi, Faxroddin Ebráhim. Resáleye Lama'át va Resáleye Esteláhát. Edited by Javád Nurbaxš. Tehrán: Yaldá Qalam, 2003. Aráqi, Faxroddin Ebráhim. Diván. Tehrán: Sázmáne entešáráte Jávidán, 1983. Chittick, William C. Divine Love: Islamic Literature and the Path to God. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2013. Lewisohn, Leonard, ed. The Heritage of Sufism, Vol. I: Classical Persian Sufism from Its Origins to Rumi (700-1300). Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 1999. Nurbaxš, Javád. Ta'rife Sufi va Tasavvof. Tehrán: Khaniqah Nimatullahi Publications, 1980.
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Fakhr al-Din Iraqi's Flashes of Love (Lama'át) is one of the foundational texts of Persian Sufism. This course aims to familiarise students with the Lama'át, enabling them to translate this text from Persian (via English) into their native language.
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Attendance: a maximum of two absences is allowed to accommodate for personal emergencies. Active participation in discussions. Reading and translating Lama'át. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2022) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2022) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |