Best rumi books
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Me and Rumi
ME & RUMI –
The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi
William C. Chittick Very little is known about the historical Shams- indeed, some have even doubted that he was a real person. Everyone interested in Ramis poetry has been curious about him, and beginning with Riiras own son and other hagiographers, a great deal of legend was built up. Me and Rumi represents a true milestone in the study of this enigmatic figure. It makes available for the first time in any European language first-hand accounts of Shams that have never been studied by Western scholars made possible through the long process of collatii•ig and editing the manuscripts of Maqiilat-i Shams-i Tabrizi, “The Discourses of Shams-i Tabrizi”. In Me and Rumi, William C. Chittick has translated about two thirds of the Discourses into English and arranged them in a manner that clarifies their meaning and context…The result is an exciting and readable book that brings Shams to life.
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“William Chittick’s masterful translation of the Afaqiilat of Shams-i Tabrizi moves Rumi&
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Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi
Now that Rumi has become one of the best-selling poets in North America, interest in his life and times has increased dramatically. Practically every collection of his poetry provides a thumbnail biography, highlighting his encounter with Shams-i Tabrizi, the wandering mystic who became Rumi’s beloved companion. Rumi had been a sober scholar, teaching law and theology to a small circle of students, but the coming of Shams turned him into a devotee of music, dance, and poetry. Three years after Shams’s appearance out of nowhere, he abruptly vanished, never to be seen again. It was Rumi’s longing for the lost Shams that transformed him into one of the world’s greatest poets. Rumi immortalized Shams’s name by constantly celebrating him in his poetry as the embodiment of the divine beloved.
Very little is known about the historical Shams—indeed, some have even doubted that he was a real person. Everyone interested in Rumi’s poetry has been curious about him, and beginning with Rumi’s own son and other hagiographers, a great deal of l
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Me & Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi
Rumi has become one of the best-selling poets in North America. Practically every biography highlights his encounter with Shams-i Tabrizi, the wandering mystic who became his beloved companion. Rumi had been a sober scholar, teaching law and theology to a small circle of students, but Shams turned him into a devotee of music, dance, and poetry. Then, after three years, he vanished, never to be seen again. It was Rumi's longing for the lost Shams that made him one of the world's greatest poets, celebrating him as the embodiment of the divine beloved. This book makes available for the first time in any European language first-hand accounts of Shams that have never been studied by Western scholars. When Rumi and Shams talked, members of the circle took notes, which were preserved and sometimes copied by later generations, ending up in various libraries scattered around Turkey; this book arranges them in a manner that clarifies their meaning and context, with notes and a glossary.--From publisher description.
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