batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l127-l166
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l127-l166
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: F. HADLAND DAVIS / CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE; lines 127-166
start: '127'
end: '166'
translation: 'The Persian Mystics: Jámí'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Front matter lists the book contents and gives an editorial note stating
that the series aims to promote good-will and understanding between East and West
through knowledge of Oriental thought.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
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text: The passage names F. Hadland Davis, London, and March 1908 before the contents
list.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The contents list includes introductory sections on Jámí's life, Salámán and
Absál, the Lawá'ih, Yúsuf and Zulaikha, and the Baháristán, followed by selections
from those works.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
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- id: obs:3
text: The editorial note states that the editors want the books in the series to
serve as ambassadors of good-will and understanding between East and West.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The editorial note contrasts East and West as an old world of Thought and
a new world of Action.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The editorial note says deeper knowledge of Oriental thought may help revive
a spirit of Charity toward nations of another creed and colour.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The editorial note is signed by L. Cranmer-Byng and S. A. Kapadia and gives
the Northbrook Society address at 21 Cromwell Road, Kensington, S.W.
category: setting
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name_or_label: F. Hadland Davis
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name_or_label: editors of this series
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evidence_refs:
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name_or_label: L. Cranmer-Byng
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evidence_refs:
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name_or_label: S. A. Kapadia
description: A named signatory of the editorial note.
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evidence_refs:
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roles:
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label: named front-matter figure
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basis: The passage gives the name with a London and date line.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: series editors
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The editorial note explicitly refers to the object of the editors of the
series.
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label: editorial note signatory
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basis: The names appear as signatures below the editorial note.
evidence_refs:
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literal_form: books described as ambassadors of good-will and understanding
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evidence_refs:
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label: East and West
literal_form: East and West contrasted as old world of Thought and new world of
Action
associated_figures:
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evidence_refs:
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label: Charity
literal_form: true spirit of Charity that neither despises nor fears nations of
another creed and colour
associated_figures:
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evidence_refs:
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scenes:
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label: Contents and editorial framing
summary: 'The passage lists the book''s contents and states the editors'' purpose
for the series: promoting cross-cultural good-will, understanding, and knowledge
of Oriental thought.'
figure_refs:
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evidence_refs:
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candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: transmission of wisdom across cultural boundary
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basis: The editors frame the books as vehicles for deeper knowledge of Oriental
thought and for greater understanding between East and West.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is an editorial program rather than a mythic narrative episode; the
taxonomy link is thematic and should be reviewed.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 127-130
quote_or_summary: '"F. HADLAND DAVIS" followed by "LONDON" and "March, 1908."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 132-148
quote_or_summary: 'Contents list: introduction sections on Jámí''s life, Salámán
and Absál, Lawá''ih, Yúsuf and Zulaikha, Baháristán, and selections from these
works.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 150-157
quote_or_summary: The editors desire that the books be "ambassadors of good-will
and understanding between East and West," described as "the old world of Thought"
and "the new of Action."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 158-163
quote_or_summary: The editors say deeper knowledge of Oriental ideals and philosophy
may help revive a true spirit of Charity toward nations of another creed and colour.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 164-166
quote_or_summary: The note is signed by L. Cranmer-Byng and S. A. Kapadia and followed
by the Northbrook Society address at 21 Cromwell Road, Kensington, S.W.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is editorial front matter rather than narrative mythic material.
Literal extraction is straightforward; motif identification is limited and thematic.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were made because the passage itself does not support a specific comparative mythological relationship.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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