The meaning of words jan and nafs in ‘Attar’s poetry. A contribution to the dictionary of ‘Attar’s poetical language
Abstract
The author discusses the concept and relations between the ideas of nafs, jan, xvadl, and bl-xvadl as found in poems by the Persian Sufi poet Farid al-Din Attar (12th-13th Cent. AD) and offers their translation into Russian.
About the Author
L. G. Lahuti
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Leyli Q. Lahuti - PhD (Philol), Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy, Lecturer at the Institute of Linguistics.
Moscow
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For citation:
Lahuti L.G. The meaning of words jan and nafs in ‘Attar’s poetry. A contribution to the dictionary of ‘Attar’s poetical language. Orientalistica. 2019;2(2):435-446. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31696/2618-7043-2019-2-2-435-446
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