batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l145-l162
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source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: F. HADLAND DAVIS. / CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE; lines 145-162
start: '145'
end: '162'
translation: 'The Persian Mystics: Jalálu''d-dín Rúmí'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: these books shall be the ambassadors of good-will and understanding between
East and West
summary: The editorial note states that the series aims to promote goodwill and
understanding between East and West by sharing Oriental ideals and philosophy,
with the hope of reviving charity across differences of creed and colour. It is
signed by L. Cranmer-Byng and S. A. Kapadia for the Northbrook Society.
language: English
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text: The Editors state that the object of the series is definite.
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text: The Editors desire the books to serve as ambassadors of goodwill and understanding
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text: East is described as the old world of Thought, and West as the new world of
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text: The Editors express confidence that deeper knowledge of Oriental ideals and
philosophy may help revive a spirit of charity toward nations of another creed
and colour.
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text: The note is signed by L. Cranmer-Byng and S. A. Kapadia at the Northbrook
Society address in Kensington.
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foster charity toward people of another creed and colour.
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confidence: medium
cautions: This is an editorial programmatic statement, not a narrative mythic episode;
the motif label is abstract and should be reviewed.
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label: Mediating envoy between cultural worlds
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basis: The books are described as ambassadors of goodwill and understanding between
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cautions: The passage uses a diplomatic metaphor in editorial prose; no supplied
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type: quote
locator: lines 145-153
quote_or_summary: The Editors desire that the books “shall be the 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-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
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type: summary
locator: lines 154-158
quote_or_summary: The Editors state that deeper knowledge of Oriental ideals and
philosophy may help revive a spirit of charity that neither despises nor fears
nations of another creed and colour.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
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type: summary
locator: lines 160-162
quote_or_summary: The note is signed by L. Cranmer-Byng and S. A. Kapadia and gives
the Northbrook Society address at 21 Cromwell Road, Kensington, S.W.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is clear editorial prose, so literal extraction is reliable.
Motif identification is limited because the passage is not a mythic narrative
and contains no supported comparative claim.
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 extracted because the passage itself does not support a cautious comparison to another motif family, text, pattern, or tradition beyond its own East-West editorial framing.
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