The triumphal sun : a study of the works of Jalāloddin Rumi / Annemarie Schimmel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schimmel, Annemarie, 1922-2003.

Series:

Persian studies series ; no. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273--Criticism and interpretation.

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī.

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273--Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 513 pages ) illustrations ;

Edition:

[New edition]

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1993.

Summary:

This is a book on Rumi's life, his poetry, his thought, and his influence. Rumi's work forms one of the pillars of the Sufi orders, particularly the Mevlevi order, better known in the West as the Whirling Dervishes. In this book Rumi emerges not only as a spiritual master, but also as a fully human being grounded firmly in the Koran and in classical Islamic mysticism. The light of the Divine Sun, in its Beauty and Majesty, manifested itself for Rumi through the person of Shams of Tabriz. Transformed by this light, consumed by this fire, Mowlana Rumi saw the world in a new light. Everywhere he perceived God's Grandeur and his Grace. The book also discusses the theological premises upon which Rumi's work rests, his attitude to the problems of free will and predestination, and his analysis of the mystical stages and stations. The book not only gives a very rich analysis of Rumi's language and poetical art, but also a picture of medieval Konya, whose features the mystical poet transforms and transfigures.

Contents:

The outward setting. The historical background ; Biographical note ; Poetic tradition, inspiration, and form

Rumi's imagery. The sun ; The imagery of water ; The symbolism of gardens ; Imagery inspired by animals ; Children in Rumi's legacy ; Imagery from daily life ; The imagery of food in Rumi's poetry ; Imagery connected with diseases ; Weaving and sewing ; Divine calligraphy ; Pastimes of the great ; Koranic imagery ; Imagery taken from history and geography ; Imagery taken from Sufi history ; The imagery of music and dance

Rumi's theology. God and his creation ; Man and his position in Rumi's work ; Mowlana's prophetology ; The spiritual ladder ; The story of the chickpeas ; The idea of love in Rumi's work ; The problem of prayer in Jalaloddin's work

Mowlana Jalaloddin's influence in east and west.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-492) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-585-07862-9