by Manish Vaidya Rumi and Augustine both espouse a state of bliss achieved through oneness with the divine, yet their prescribed paths to attain this state are strikingly different. Rumi draws upon Sufi mystic traditions, emphasizing the importance of indulging in dance and music to lose oneself in devotion, thereby incorporating the body into the…
Month: March 2023
Dante’s Inferno, Canto 1: Poetry as a path to redemption and retribution
Canto 1 of Dante’s Inferno lays the foundation for the entire narrative. It defines the pilgrim’s dark situation at the start of the journey, the various futile paths attempted so far, and the start of the eventual course he will embark upon. The pilgrims’ journey gains credibility via the sequences laid out in this Canto…