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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Sleuthing --> in search of the Historical Omar Khayyam
Ali Dashti's book is a detective story.He uses all the clues in Omar Khayyam's known biography and writings to paint a picture of what kind of person Omar was.Dashti then goes through the myriad of quatrains (rubaiyat) attributed to `The Tentmaker', trying to sift out obviously counterfeit verses.He goes on to find those that reveal beliefs contrary to what we know of Khayyam's own.Dashti looks for personality traits not reflecting what we know of Omar.And Dashti finally establishes a corpus that MAY be the quatrains actually spoken by Khayyam (since there is no record of him ever having written down a single quatrain!).Along the way, Dashti teaches us a lot about 11th century intellectual history under the Seljuk Turks.He explains why Khayyam could never have been an Ismaili, and how close he came to accepting certain aspects of Sufism.We learn that the so-called `Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' is no such thing, but a poetic creation by 19th century British writer Edward FitzGerald (who was `inspired by' a manuscript in the Bodleian library purportedly containing verses of Khayyam).We also find out that Khayyam should have been famous primarily as a mathematician and astronomer; he was greatly revered in his era (and into modern times!) for his work in those fields.We discover that Khayyam developed a calendar more accurate than the modern Gregorian calendar, and did pioneering work in cubic and other algebraic equations. -Dashti's tome is a true exploration of times past. (It's a pity this book is out of print!).Dashti, who died in his 80s of injuries inflicted on him in one of Khomeni's jails, wrote with grace and knowledge.Even when one disagrees or questions his chain of thought, it remains fascinating and reasonable.I have re-read parts of this work several times (after going cover to cover twice!), and I do not spend that kind of time on any but the best books!Oh, do not miss the absolutely excellent introduction L.P. Elwell-Sutton, which is a fascinating overview; this is what an introduction truly should be! ... Read more

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THIS 8 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East: Medieval Persia, by Charles F. Horne. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766100049. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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1902. As an encouragement to study and a key to the riches of the Sufism there are in Omar, the following interpretation is offered. On opposite pages are given Fitzgerald's rendering and what Sufis recognize in it. The Sufi speaking is not always a contemporary with Omar, nor a Persian or Mohammedan. A Sufi is simply a mystic in Mohammedan garb. The Sufi speaking is now and then, though rarely, using phraseology which is Western. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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And Other Books, Written, Translated, Edited Or Owned By Him; With Portraits, Autograph Letters, Etc. And With And, Other Versions Of The Rubaiyat, And Certain Items Identified With His Name, Or Forming Part Of His Persian Studies. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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And A Biographical Preface. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more