Spiritual Verses

Informationen zum Autor The Jalaluddin Rumi Klappentext The spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition in a brilliant new translation The longest single-authored "mystical" poem ever written, the Masnavi-ye Ma'navi , or "spiritual couplets," is the masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition. Its author, Jalaloddin Rumi, was a poet and mystic of the highest attainment, but he was first and foremost a spiritual teacher, and his Masnavi is a ladder to the spiritual world, leading the reader to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path-union with God. Alan Williams's translation into blank verse beautifully conveys the poetry of the original Persian couplets, while his introduction discusses how the modern reader might approach Rumi's writing. Zusammenfassung Teaches how to progress to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path - union with God. These verses draw readers into the complexities of human love and separation and explain the path to divine love through the elimination of self-regard and worldly desires.

Product details

• Authors: Rumi, Jalaluddin Rumi, Jelaluddin Rumi, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, The Jalaluddin Rumi, The Jalaluddin Rumi, Alan Williams
• Assisted by: Alan Williams (Editor), Alan Williams (Introduction), Alan Williams (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.09.2006
• EAN: 9780140447910
• ISBN: 978-0-14-044791-0
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 21 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, Middle East, POETRY / Medieval, mysticism, Poetry by individual poets, Islamic groups: Sufis, Persian / Iranian styles