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This landmark book reveals the structure of Rumī's thirteenth-century classic, the Mathnawī. A beloved collection of 25,000 picturesque, alliterative verses full of anecdotes and parables on what appear to be loosely connected themes, the Mathnawī presents itself as spontaneous and unplanned. However, as Seyed Ghahreman Safavi and Simon Weightman demonstrate, the work has a sophisticated design that deliberately hides the spiritual so that readers, as seekers, have to find it for themselves—it is not only about spiritual training, it is spiritual training. Along with a full synoptic reading of the whole of Book One, the authors provide material on Rumī's life, his religious position, and his literary antecedents. Safavi and Weightman have provided readers, students, and scholars with a valuable resource: the guide that they wished they had had prior to their own reading of this great spiritual classic.

Sufi poetry, Persian --- History and criticism. --- Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- ‏جلال الدىن رومى،‏‏ --- ‏جلال الدىن رومى،‏

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This is the first systematic examination of the esoteric significance of the bawdy tales and explicit sexual passages present in Rūmī’s (d. 1273) Mathnawī , a masterpiece of medieval Perso-Islamic mystical literature and theosophic teachings. Using the relevant features of postmodern theories as strategic conceptual tools, and drawing on the recent interpretations of medieval kabbalistic texts, it is a fascinating examination of the link between the dynamics of eroticism and esotericism operative in Rūmī’s Mathnawī . In some of these bawdy tales, the phallus is used as an esoteric symbol. The book concludes that these tales are used primarily to communicate esoteric secrets, particularly when this communication is contemplated along gender lines, mediated through erotic imagery, or expressed in sexual terms.

Erotik --- Erotik. --- Esoterik. --- Eroticism in literature. --- Sex in literature. --- Erotica in literature --- (Motiv) --- Djalāl al-Dīn Rūmī. --- Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Balkhī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Balkhi, Jalaludin Mohammad, --- Balkhy, Jallal ed-Din Muhammad, --- Celâleddin-i Rûmı̂, --- Celâleddin Rûmı̂, --- D̲jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Djalâl-od-Dîn Rûmî, --- Dschalaluddin Rumi, --- Dschelal-Eddin Rumi, --- Dschelaladdin Rumi, --- Dschelaleddin Rumi, --- Dzhalaliddin Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Balkhii Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Rumi, --- Ǧalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Gialâl ad-Dîn Rûmî, --- Jalāl ad-Dīn ar-Rūmī, --- Jalal-e Din Rumi, --- Jalal Eddine Rûmi, --- Jalal-ud-din Rumi, --- Jalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Jalaladdin Rumi, --- Jalālauddīna Rūmī, --- Jalálu-ʼd-ʼDín Muhammad i Rúmí, --- Jalāluddīn Balk̲h̲ī Rumī, --- Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi, --- Jalāluddīn Muḥammad Balk̲h̲ī Rūmī, --- Jalaluʼddin Rumi, --- Jaláluddin Rumi, --- Jalaludin Mohammad Balkhi, --- Jallal ed-Din Muhammad Balkhy, --- Jallal Molavi Rumi, --- Jaloliddin Rumiy, --- Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Jelaluddin Rumi, --- Jolalud-Din Rumi, --- Mavlono Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Mevlâna, --- Mowlavi, --- Roumi, Tzalalountin, --- Rum, --- Rūmī, --- Rūmī, Jalāl al-Dīn, --- Rumi, Jalal-e Din, --- Rumi, Jalaladdin, --- Rūmī, Jalālauddīna, --- Rumi, Jaláluddin, --- Rumi, Jallal Molavi, --- Rumi, Mawlana, --- Rumi, Mevlana Jaláluddin, --- Rumiĭ, Zhaloliddin, --- Rumiy, Jaloliddin, --- Rumy, Jelaleddin, --- Tzalalountin Roumi, --- Ŷalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Zhaloliddin Rumiĭ, --- Джалолуддин Руми, --- Джалолуддин Балхии Руми, --- Mawlavī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Mowlavi, Jalaloddin Mohammad ibn Mohammad, --- بلخى، مولانا جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- مولوى, جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- جلال الدين بلخى رومى، --- جلال الدين رومى، --- ‏جلال الدين رومى،‏ --- رومى، مولانا جلال الدين، --- رومى, --- ‏جلال الدىن رومى،‏‏ --- ‏جلال الدىن رومى،‏ --- Criticism and interpretation.

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The poetry of the extremely prolific and versatile 'Abbāsid poet Ibn al-Rūmī is examined in this book. Part 1, The Poet, reconstructs the poet's life and times providing the background for Part II, The Poetry, which traces the influences in Ibn al-Rūmī's distinctive poetic style and themes. This provides a glimpse into a rather fluid period in Arabic literary history when the boundary between poetry and prose was becoming increasingly permeable, due to the emergence of the so-called "secretary-poets," and to the prevalence and importance of the munāżarah , or disputation. Part III, The Poem, analyzes the poet's celebrated 282-line poem commemorating the quashing of the Zanj rebellion. The towering architectonics and sophisticated organization of this poem provide an ideal opportunity to explore Ibn al-Rūmī's poetic contribution.

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Balkhī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Balkhi, Jalaludin Mohammad, --- Balkhy, Jallal ed-Din Muhammad, --- Celâleddin-i Rûmı̂, --- Celâleddin Rûmı̂, --- D̲jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Djalâl-od-Dîn Rûmî, --- Dschalaluddin Rumi, --- Dschelal-Eddin Rumi, --- Dschelaladdin Rumi, --- Dschelaleddin Rumi, --- Dzhalaliddin Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Balkhii Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Rumi, --- Ǧalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Gialâl ad-Dîn Rûmî, --- Jalāl ad-Dīn ar-Rūmī, --- Jalal-e Din Rumi, --- Jalal Eddine Rûmi, --- Jalal-ud-din Rumi, --- Jalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Jalaladdin Rumi, --- Jalālauddīna Rūmī, --- Jalálu-ʼd-ʼDín Muhammad i Rúmí, --- Jalāluddīn Balk̲h̲ī Rumī, --- Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi, --- Jalāluddīn Muḥammad Balk̲h̲ī Rūmī, --- Jalaluʼddin Rumi, --- Jaláluddin Rumi, --- Jalaludin Mohammad Balkhi, --- Jallal ed-Din Muhammad Balkhy, --- Jallal Molavi Rumi, --- Jaloliddin Rumiy, --- Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Jelaluddin Rumi, --- Jolalud-Din Rumi, --- Mavlono Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Mevlâna, --- Mowlavi, --- Roumi, Tzalalountin, --- Rum, --- Rūmī, --- Rūmī, Jalāl al-Dīn, --- Rumi, Jalal-e Din, --- Rumi, Jalaladdin, --- Rūmī, Jalālauddīna, --- Rumi, Jaláluddin, --- Rumi, Jallal Molavi, --- Rumi, Mawlana, --- Rumi, Mevlana Jaláluddin, --- Rumiĭ, Zhaloliddin, --- Rumiy, Jaloliddin, --- Rumy, Jelaleddin, --- Tzalalountin Roumi, --- Ŷalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Zhaloliddin Rumiĭ, --- Джалолуддин Руми, --- Джалолуддин Балхии Руми, --- بلخى، مولانا جلال الدين محمد بن محمد --- جلال الدين بلخى رومى، --- جلال الدين رومي، --- ‏جلال الدين رومى،‏ --- جلال الدين رومى، --- رومي، مولانا جلال الدين، --- رومى --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Jalal al-Dan Rama, Maulana --- Criticism and interpretation --- Mawlavī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Mowlavi, Jalaloddin Mohammad ibn Mohammad, --- بلخى، مولانا جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- مولوى, جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- رومى، مولانا جلال الدين، --- رومى, --- Abbasids. --- Lyric. --- Caliphs

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Mevleviyeh --- Poets, Persian --- Sufis --- Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Sufism --- Persian poets --- Mawlawīyah --- Mevlevi order --- Whirling Dervishes --- Dervishes --- Balkhī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Balkhi, Jalaludin Mohammad, --- Balkhy, Jallal ed-Din Muhammad, --- Celâleddin-i Rûmı̂, --- Celâleddin Rûmı̂, --- D̲jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Djalâl-od-Dîn Rûmî, --- Dschalaluddin Rumi, --- Dschelal-Eddin Rumi, --- Dschelaladdin Rumi, --- Dschelaleddin Rumi, --- Dzhalaliddin Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Balkhii Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Rumi, --- Ǧalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Gialâl ad-Dîn Rûmî, --- Jalāl ad-Dīn ar-Rūmī, --- Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Jalal-e Din Rumi, --- Jalal Eddine Rûmi, --- Jalal-ud-din Rumi, --- Jalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Jalaladdin Rumi, --- Jalālauddīna Rūmī, --- Jalálu-ʼd-ʼDín Muhammad i Rúmí, --- Jalāluddīn Balk̲h̲ī Rumī, --- Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi, --- Jalāluddīn Muḥammad Balk̲h̲ī Rūmī, --- Jalaluʼddin Rumi, --- Jaláluddin Rumi, --- Jalaludin Mohammad Balkhi, --- Jallal ed-Din Muhammad Balkhy, --- Jallal Molavi Rumi, --- Jaloliddin Rumiy, --- Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Jelaluddin Rumi, --- Jolalud-Din Rumi, --- Mavlono Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Mevlâna, --- Mowlavi, --- Roumi, Tzalalountin, --- Rum, --- Rūmī, --- Rūmī, Jalāl al-Dīn, --- Rumi, Jalal-e Din, --- Rumi, Jalaladdin, --- Rūmī, Jalālauddīna, --- Rumi, Jaláluddin, --- Rumi, Jallal Molavi, --- Rumi, Mawlana, --- Rumi, Mevlana Jaláluddin, --- Rumiĭ, Zhaloliddin, --- Rumiy, Jaloliddin, --- Rumy, Jelaleddin, --- Tzalalountin Roumi, --- Ŷalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Zhaloliddin Rumiĭ, --- Джалолуддин Руми, --- Джалолуддин Балхии Руми, --- Mawlavī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Mowlavi, Jalaloddin Mohammad ibn Mohammad, --- بلخى، مولانا جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- مولوى, جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- جلال الدين بلخى رومى، --- جلال الدين رومى، --- ‏جلال الدين رومى،‏ --- رومى، مولانا جلال الدين، --- رومى, --- Mevleviyeh. --- Poets, Persian. --- Sufis.

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My verse resembles the bread of Egypt-night passes over it, and you cannot eat it any more. Devour it the moment it is fresh, before the dust settles upon it. Its place is the warm climate of the heart; in this world it dies of cold. Like a fish it quivered for an instant on dry land, another moment and you see it is cold. Even if you eat it imagining it is fresh, it is necessary to conjure up many images. What you drink is really your own imagination; it is no old tale, my good man. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73), legendary Persian Muslim poet, theologian, and mystic, wrote poems acclaimed through the centuries for their powerful spiritual images and provocative content, which often described Rumi's love for God in romantic or erotic terms. His vast body of work includes more than three thousand lyrics and odes. This volume includes four hundred poems selected by renowned Rumi scholar A. J. Arberry, who provides here one of the most comprehensive and adept English translations of this enigmatic genius. Mystical Poems is the definitive resource for anyone seeking an introduction to or an enriched understanding of one of the world's greatest poets. "Rumi is one of the world's greatest lyrical poets in any language-as well as probably the most accessible and approachable representative of Islamic civilization for Western students."-James W. Morris, Oberlin College

Sufi poetry, Persian --- Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Balkhī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Balkhi, Jalaludin Mohammad, --- Balkhy, Jallal ed-Din Muhammad, --- Celâleddin-i Rûmı̂, --- Celâleddin Rûmı̂, --- D̲jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Djalâl-od-Dîn Rûmî, --- Dschalaluddin Rumi, --- Dschelal-Eddin Rumi, --- Dschelaladdin Rumi, --- Dschelaleddin Rumi, --- Dzhalaliddin Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Balkhii Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Rumi, --- Ǧalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Gialâl ad-Dîn Rûmî, --- Jalāl ad-Dīn ar-Rūmī, --- Jalal-e Din Rumi, --- Jalal Eddine Rûmi, --- Jalal-ud-din Rumi, --- Jalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Jalaladdin Rumi, --- Jalālauddīna Rūmī, --- Jalálu-ʼd-ʼDín Muhammad i Rúmí, --- Jalāluddīn Balk̲h̲ī Rumī, --- Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi, --- Jalāluddīn Muḥammad Balk̲h̲ī Rūmī, --- Jalaluʼddin Rumi, --- Jaláluddin Rumi, --- Jalaludin Mohammad Balkhi, --- Jallal ed-Din Muhammad Balkhy, --- Jallal Molavi Rumi, --- Jaloliddin Rumiy, --- Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Jelaluddin Rumi, --- Jolalud-Din Rumi, --- Mavlono Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Mevlâna, --- Mowlavi, --- Roumi, Tzalalountin, --- Rum, --- Rūmī, --- Rūmī, Jalāl al-Dīn, --- Rumi, Jalal-e Din, --- Rumi, Jalaladdin, --- Rūmī, Jalālauddīna, --- Rumi, Jaláluddin, --- Rumi, Jallal Molavi, --- Rumi, Mawlana, --- Rumi, Mevlana Jaláluddin, --- Rumiĭ, Zhaloliddin, --- Rumiy, Jaloliddin, --- Rumy, Jelaleddin, --- Tzalalountin Roumi, --- Ŷalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Zhaloliddin Rumiĭ, --- Джалолуддин Руми, --- Джалолуддин Балхии Руми, --- Mawlavī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Mowlavi, Jalaloddin Mohammad ibn Mohammad, --- بلخى، مولانا جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- مولوى, جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- جلال الدين بلخى رومى، --- جلال الدين رومى، --- ‏جلال الدين رومى،‏ --- رومى، مولانا جلال الدين، --- رومى, --- Islam --- Indo-European literature