Motif
Fire ordeal separating the lovers
fire_ordeal_separating_the_lovers
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Divine and Sacred Love. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION; lines 359-469 confidence: medium
The lovers go to the desert to burn themselves; "Hand in hand they sprang into the fire," Absál falls among the flames, and Salámán remains unscathed.
The lovers enter the fire together; Absál falls among the flames while Salámán remains unscathed.
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