Motif
Animating spirit valued over outward form
animating_spirit_valued_over_outward_form
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí FIFTH GARDEN / A LOVERS' DIALOGUE / A KIND FRIEND / A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN; lines 2013-2038 confidence: medium
The former lover says what enthralled him was the spirit in her form and graces, but that spirit has departed; he asks how he can love “a dead body” or fondle “a withered rose.”
The former lover distinguishes the spirit that ravished the heart from the remaining figure, described as a dead body or withered rose.
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