Make a shield from wisdom [electronic resource] : selected verses from Nāṣir-i Khusraw's Dīvān / translated and introduced by Annemarie Schimmel.

Born in 1004, Nasir-i Khusraw was the major poet and philosopher of the early Ismailiyya. The outward political and religious events of the first half of the 11th century were the canvas on which Nasir-i Khusraw's poetry and prose developed. It is a poetry that teaches the importance of wisdom,...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author:	Nāṣir-i Khusraw, 1004-approximately 1088
Corporate Author:	Institute of Ismaili Studies
Other Authors:	Schimmel, Annemarie, 1922-2003
Other title:	Poems. Selections. English
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English Persian
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Subjects:	Poetry. Criticism, interpretation, etc.