The Mystical Wine and Other Spiritual Places of Islam | Stetie

Poet and writer of Lebanese origin and international reputation, Salah Stétié has brought together eight essays here that deal with certain symbolic themes of Islam. The great Muslim civilization, beyond the problems it faces today, remains one of the richest in symbols. The landscape offered by Salah Stétié brings together the "mystical wine" of Islam - its perspective on images, which are not always forbidden as wrongly claimed - the philosophy of gardens - the metaphysics of clouds, earth, and sea - the enigmatic figure of the Queen of Sheba - and finally, his views on poetry and the mystical nature of Arabic calligraphy. Salah Stétié presents us with subtle analyses here that correct many misconceptions and systematic distortions.