Rumi: Makers of Islamic Civilization
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848854978 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 150 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorAnnemarie Schimmel, who died in 2003 after an illustrious 60-year career, was one of the most influential and celebrated European scholars of Islam in modern times. The author of more than 50 books, some of her most important works included A Two-Colored Brocade: The Imagery of Persian Poetry, Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam (the 1991-92 Gifford Lectures), Mystical Dimensions of Islam and Rumi's World: The Life and Works of the
The author of more than 50 books, some of her most important works included A Two-Colored Brocade: The Imagery of Persian Poetry, Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam (the 1991-92 Gifford Lectures), Mystical Dimensions of Islam and Rumi's World: The Lif
The Masnavi, Rumi's longest and most fully realised poetic work remains, in the eastern lands of Islam, the most extensively read and revered text after the Qur'an. For Rumi is the best known and arguably the greatest exponent of the mystical tradition in Islam. Perhaps more surprisingly, at least to those still unfamiliar with his writings, Rumi is also often cited as the most widely read poet today in the United States. Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) can only be described through superlatives. Schimmel shows how Rumi's work, while timeless and with enduring cross-cultural appeal, must finally be understood as part of a wider Islamic mystical tradition, albeit an expression of that tradition which remains unsurpassed for its beauty and profundity.. Her masterfully concise and readable book - now published for the first time in English - discusses the religious and cultural background of Rumi's Sufism and the dominant strands of his imagery. Annemarie Schimmel was for many years one of Rumi's most sensitive western interpreters. The richness of his language, and his penetrating spiritual insights about the divine, mean that Rumi has an enduring capacity to transport readers from within any culture, Islamic or otherwise