Sufi Images and motives in high lak russian literature

Abstract

Аrticle discloses the presence of Sufi images and motives in the latest poetry of Lacks. As the example the works of three authors have been analyzed: Ibraghim Chayatshinsky, Kosmina Israpilova and Suleiman Musaev. Thus, the “fana” founded in Ibraghim Chayatshinsky’s poetry means the presence of the Sufi theme there. “Fana” is a specific psycophysical state imitating death. And there’s a vast territory for fantasy: Life and Death, Good and Evil, the meaning of Existence, Moral Code, Purification, Repentance, Awakening, etc.