The Gift of Rumi - Experiencing the Wisdom of the Sufi Master

An authentic exploration of the real Rumi

As one of the world's most loved poets, Rumi's poems are celebrated for their message of love and their beauty, but too often they are stripped of their mystical and spiritual meanings. The Gift of Rumi offers a new reading of Rumi, contextualizing his work against the broader backdrop of Islamic mysticism and adding a richness and authenticity that is lacking in many Westernized conceptions of his work. Author Emily Jane O'Dell has studied Sufism both academically, in her work and research at Harvard, Columbia, and the American University of Beirut, and in practice, learning from a Mevlevi master and his whirling dervishes in Istanbul. She weaves this expertise throughout The Gift of Rumi, sharing a new vision of Rumi's classic work.

At the heart of Rumi's mystical poetry is the "religion of love" which transcends all religions. Through his majestic verses of ecstasy and longing, Rumi invites us into the religion of the heart and guides us to our own loving inner essence. The Gift of Rumi gives us a key to experiencing this profound and powerful invitation, allowing readers to meet the master in a new way.

Table des matières

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction

Wandering Dervishes

Sufism: A Science of Living

Retreat

99 Names of God

Discipleship

Self-Discipline

Virtue

The Heart

Whirling Dervishes

Love

Tolerance

Annihilation

Battle of the Self

Spiritual Friendship

Spiritual Poverty

The Path of Self-Blame

Insanity

Acknowledgements

A propos de l'auteur

Emily Jane O'Dell

Résumé

An authentic exploration of the real Rumi.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Emily Jane O'Dell
• Edition: Harper Collins
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.08.2022
• EAN: 9781250261373
• ISBN: 978-1-250-26137-3
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 27 mm x 213 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Autres religions; RELIGION / Inspirational, RELIGION / Islam / Sufi, POETRY / Middle Eastern, Poetry by individual poets, Sufism & Islamic Mysticism, Islamic groups: Sufis, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Religious, Poetry / poems by individual poets, Classic poetry / poems