{"product_id":"rumi-poems-jalal-al-din-rumi-hardcover","title":"Rumi: Poems -- Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Hardcover","description":"The poetry of the medieval Persian sage Rumi combines lyrical beauty with spiritual profundity, a sense of rapture, and acute awareness of human suffering in ways that speak directly to contemporary audiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrained in Sufism--a mystic tradition within Islam--Rumi founded the Sufi order known to us as the Whirling Dervishes, who use dance and music as part of their spiritual devotion. Many of Rumi's poems speak of a yearning for ecstatic union with the divine Beloved. But his images bring the sacred and the earthy together in startling ways, describing divine love in vividly human terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume draws on a wide variety of translations--from the early twentieth century to the present--of Rumi's deeply moving, sensually vibrant poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jalal Al-Din Rumi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.36h x 4.44w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307263520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJalal al-Din, known as \u003ci\u003eRumi\u003c\/i\u003e (i.e., from Rum) or \u003ci\u003eMawlana\u003c\/i\u003e (Master), was born in 1207 at Balkh in northern Afganistan. He worked as a preacher, succeeding his father, and founded the Sufi order known to us as the Whirling Dervishes, who use dance and music as part of their spiritual devotion. He died in 1273 and his burial place in Konya remains a shrine to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jalal Al-Din Rumi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67394556068068,"sku":"9780307263520","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780307263520.jpg?v=1790581884","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/rumi-poems-jalal-al-din-rumi-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}