The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell by Gregor Schoeler, Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī, Geert Jan Van Gelder

The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell

Gregor Schoeler, Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī, Geert Jan Van Gelder

464 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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One of the most unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer Abu l-'Alaa al-Ma'arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD) to a letter written by an obscure grammarian, Ibn ...

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