LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | vii | ||
INTRODUCTION | 1 | (14) | |
1. HINDU POETICS: The Liberating Word | 15 | (32) | |
2. ISLAM: Sufism and Poetry | 47 | (36) | |
3. LU CHI's WEN FU: Poetry as Contemplation in the Chinese Classical Tradition | 83 | (32) | |
4. JAPANESE POETRY: The Sketch of Metaphysical Perception | 115 | (34) | |
5. WESTERN POETICS: Inspiration, Self-knowledge, and Spiritual Presence | 149 | (34) | |
6. SINGING THE SACRED WAY: Poetry and Shamanism | 183 | (26) | |
CONCLUSION | 209 | (4) | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 213 | (8) | |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE | 221 | (2) | |
INDEX | 223 |