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Autumn 1989
Issue 3 highlights the close ties between Sufism and chivalry, with Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh describing how chevalier traditions shaped Sufi ethics.
Essays by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Philip Edmondson, and Terry Graham explore Sufi poetry, Persian influences on Concord’s writers, and the legacy of ‘Abdo’l-Qader Gilani.
Stories by P. L. Travers, Jeffrey Rothschild, and Ali Mazhari convey lessons of humility and devotion.
Poetry by Javad Nurbakhsh, Peter Lamborn Wilson, and Gregory Angus evokes divine love, humor, and longing.
Discourse
- Chivalry and Sufism — Text of a Speech by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
Articles
- From Poem to Narrative in Sufism (Part II) — Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- The Persians of Concord — Philip N. Edmondson
- ‘Abdo’l-Qader Gilani and the Qaderiya Order — Terry Graham
Stories
- Two Pairs of Shoes — P. L. Travers
- Tohfa, Servant of God — Jeffrey Rothschild
- Moses and the Shepherd — Ali A. Mazhari
Poetry
- Saqi-nameh (Ode to the Cupbearer) — Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
- Laughter — Peter Lamborn Wilson
- Love’s Storm — Gregory Angus