Rumi: Past and Present, East and West: the life, teaching and poetry of Jalâl al-Din Rumi

Rumi: Past and Present, East and West: the life, teaching and poetry of Jalâl al-Din Rumi

"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. From the establishment of the Whirling Dervishes to Rumi's phenomenal popularity in the West, every theme of importance is covered."

Franklin D. Lewis

Oxford ; Boston : Oneworld

xvii, 686 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

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