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Review of “Stealing Hafiz”, by Rick M. Chapman
Stealing Hafiz Rick M. Chapman The White Horse Publishing Company 28 Ghazals 79 pages $19.95 The recent publication of “Stealing Hafiz” by Rick Chapman provides a long overdue opportunity to review Hafez related material, especially as it relates to … Continue reading
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hafez and rendi
Hafez repeatedly refers to the Rend/ Rendi in his ghazals. The Rend is the one who abandons everything for love- the wine of remembrance. Nothing is more compelling than the Beloved’s love and truth which is approached and praised in … Continue reading
notes on hafez, rend and rendi
the rend and his way of life, rendi, are concepts central to the poetry of hafez. the rend forgets himself with the wine of remembrance- he has not time- let alone patience, for the preacher and his sermons on morality … Continue reading
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God Is Not Dead, And Neither Is Nature (Watch Out!)
What creationism and scientific rationalism have in common is a distrust and devaluation of Nature. In fact, this shared attitude is the very fulcrum of the pointless debate between these two camps. Neither believes that Nature represents intelligent creativity as … Continue reading
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notes about persian and hafez…
persian language does not indicate gender by pronoun or verb inflection. in the ghazal, the beloved as a trope is usually a woman, yet typically refers to a man! for example, the (male) beloved, the murshid and royal patron might … Continue reading
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