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Jalal al-din Rumi (1207-73), Persian Muslim poet, theologian, and mystic, wrote poems acclaimed through the centuries for their powerful spiritual images, which often describe Rumi's love for God in romantic or erotic terms. Many of his lyrics and odes came to him while he was in a religiously inspired trance. These four hundred poems, selected and annotated by renowned Rumi scholar A.J. Arberry, are the most comprehensive and reliable translations...
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"Rumi's "Divani Shamsi Tabriz" ("The Works of Shams of Tabriz"--Named in honor of Rumi's spiritual teacher and friend) is a collection of lyric poems that contain more than 40,000 verses by America's bestselling poet, and is a classic of Persian literature. Its most familiar form is as a big red book, hence the name. Coleman Barks is famous for his renderings of Rumi's poetry and his work on these particular poems has never been published anywhere....
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"This is a definitive guide to the life, times and work of the great mystic, poet and preacher, Jalal al-Din Rumi." "Franklin Lewis has gone beyond biography, drawing exhaustively on huge array of sources in their original languages. Using everything from the latest scholarly literature to the writings of the poet himself, this indispensable companion to Rumi considers not just the man, but also his times, his legacy and his role in a changing world....
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There are almost no authoratative books readily available for the general reader that provide, in clear and accessible language, an introduction to the spiritual perspective illuminating Rumi's magical poetry. In this beautifully illustrated work, William C. Chittick, a leading scholar of Sufism and Rumi, opens doors that give us access to the inner sanctum of Rummi's thought.
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"In this, her first book, Leslie Wines writes with keen observation and historical candor of both the spiritual and social tapestry of Rumi's world. Not afraid to tackle a difficult and often elusive subject, through sharp prose and quick pen strokes Wines soon has Rumi emerging as a comprehensive human being and a testament to the capacity, resilience and transcendence of the human spirit - as equally illuminating in our own highly secular age as...
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The ecstatic love poems of Rumi, a Persian poet and Sufi mystic born over eight centuries ago, are beloved by millions of readers in America as well as around the world. He has been compared to Shakespeare for his outpouring of creativity and to Saint Francis of Assisi for his spiritual wisdom. Yet his life has long remained the stuff of legend rather than intimate knowledge. In this biography, Brad Gooch brings to life the man and puts a face to...
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