The Philosophy of Ecstasy

Rumi and the Sufi Tradition

Leonard Lewisohn

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World Wisdom Books
01 December 2014

Comparative religion; Sufism & Islamic mysticism

Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73), founder of the Mevlevi Sufi order of Whirling Dervishes, is the best-selling poet in America today. Rumi was one of the preeminent thinkers of Sufism, the esoteric form of Islam. In this groundbreaking collection of 13 essays on Rumi, many of the world s leading authorities in the field of Islamic Studies and Persian Literature discuss the major religious themes in his poetry and teachings.

Edited by: Leonard Lewisohn
Imprint: World Wisdom Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9781936597420
ISBN 10: 193659742X
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 01 December 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Leonard Lewisohn is Senior Lecturer in Persian and Iran Heritage Foundation Fellow in Classical Persian and Sufi Literature at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies of the University of Exeter. He is the author of Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari and editor of three volumes on The Heritage of Sufism. Lewisohn is also the editor of the Mawlana Rumi Review, an annual journal devoted to the work of Rumi.

Reviews for The Philosophy of Ecstasy: Rumi and the Sufi Tradition

The message of Rumi serves as a beacon of light to dispel the shadows which prevent modern man from seeing even his own image in its true form, and from knowing who he really is. --Seyyed Hossein Nasr