Teachings of Rumi
By: re-created and edited by Andrew Harvey.
Contributors: Harvey, Andrew, 1952-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273.; Mevleviyeh.
Description: "Jelalludin Rumi (1207-1273) led the quiet life of an Islamic teacher in central Anatolia (modern Turkey) until the age of thirty-seven, when he met a wandering dervish named Shams Tabriz - through whom he encountered the Divine Presence in a way that utterly transformed him. The result of this epiphany was the greatest body of mystical poetry the world has ever seen, and the establishment of a spiritual movement that would eventually stretch from Africa to China, enduring to our own day."--BOOK JACKET.

"This collection of versions of Rumi by Andrew Harvey contains some of the master's most luminous verse, along with selections from his lesser-read prose works, with the aim of presenting a balanced view of his teaching that includes both the high-flying love of God and the rigorous path of discipline essential for those who seek it."--BOOK JACKET.