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084			_a891.5511 _bRUM
245	0	4	_aThe Book of Rumi _h[Book] _b105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform / _cedited by Maryam Mafi.
300			_axxii, 176 pages : _c22 cm.
365			_a01 _b0.00
500			_aPublished by arrangement with Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc., USA
520			_aPhilip Pullman, author of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, has remarked that "after nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world." This new collection of Rumi stories fills that need. This fresh prose translation of 105 short teaching stories by Rumi, which form the core of the six-volume Masnavi, explores the hidden spiritual aspects of everyday experience. Rumi transforms the seemingly mundane events of daily life into profound Sufi teaching moments. These prose gems open the mystical portal to the world of the ancient mystic.These stories include well-known and popular tales such as "Angel of Death," "The Sufi and His Cheating Wife," "Moses and the Shepherd," "Chickpeas," and "The Greek and Chinese Painters" as well as the less commonly quoted parables: "The Basket Weaver," "The Mud Eater," and "A Sackful of Pebbles."Rumi's voice alternates between playful and authoritative, whether he is telling stories of ordinary lives or inviting the discerning reader to higher levels of introspection and attainment of transcendent values. Mafi's translations delicately reflect the nuances of Rumi's poetry while retaining the positive tone of all of Rumi's writings, as well as the sense of suspense and drama that mark the essence of the Masnavi.
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650		0	_aSufism.
650		0	_aSufi poetry, Persian.
852			_p10001000062968 _90.00 _vGift and Donations _dBooks
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