The Forbidden Rumi: The Suppressed Poems of Rumi on Love,

The Forbidden Rumi: The Suppressed Poems of Rumi on Love, Heresy, and Intoxication

The first collection of poems translated into English from the forbidden volume of the Divan of Rumi

â€¢ Presents Rumiâ€™s most heretical and free-form poems

â€¢ Includes introductions and commentary that provide both 13th-century context and modern interpretation

After his overwhelming and life-altering encounters with Shams of Tabriz, Rumi, the great thirteenth-century mystic, poet, and originator of the whirling dervishes, let go of many of the precepts of formal religion, insisting that only a complete personal dissolving into the larger energies of God could provide the satisfaction that the heart so desperately seeks. He began to speak spontaneously in the language of poetry, and his followers compiled his 44,000 verses into 23 volumes, collectively called the Divan.

When Nevit Ergin decided to translate the Divan of Rumi into English, he enlisted the help of the Turkish government, which was happy to participate. The first 22 volumes were published without difficulty, but the government withdrew its support and refused to participate in the publication of the final volume due to its openly heretical nature. Now, in The Forbidden Rumi, Will Johnson and Nevit Ergin present for the first time in English Rumiâ€™s poems from this forbidden volume. The collection is grouped into three sections: songs to Shams and God, songs of heresy, and songs of advice and admonition. In them Rumi explains that in order to transform our consciousness, we must let go of ingrained habits and embrace new ones. In short, we must become heretics.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Inner Traditions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781594771156
Model 9781594771156
ReleaseDate 2006-02-14
UnitCount 1
UPCs 001594771154
EANs 9781594771156

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Inner Traditions
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781594771156
Model	9781594771156
ReleaseDate	2006-02-14
UnitCount	1
UPCs	001594771154
EANs	9781594771156

The Forbidden Rumi: The Suppressed Poems of Rumi on Love, Heresy, and Intoxication

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