ISBN: 9781438427959

Foreword by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr Preface Introduction 1. Contextualizing the Mathnawi Mawlana's Life-An Outline Mawlana's Religious Outlook Mawlana's Literary Antecedents 2. A Sy… Meer...

Foreword by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr Preface Introduction 1. Contextualizing the Mathnawi Mawlana's Life-An Outline Mawlana's Religious Outlook Mawlana's Literary Antecedents 2. A Synoptic Reading of Book One of the Mathnawi 4. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Rm's Mystical Design by Seyed Ghahreman Safavi, Simon Weightman, Seyyed Hossein Nasr Reveals the sophisticated design of Rumi's Mathnawi, showing that this seemingly unstructured work both describes and functions as spiritual training. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description This title reveals the sophisticated design of Rumi's Mathnawi, showing that this seemingly unstructured work both describes and functions as spiritual training. Author Biography Seyed Ghahreman Safavi is Research Associate of Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London, and Director of the London Academy of Iranian Studies. He is the author of The Structure of Rumi's Mathnawi: New Interpretation of the Mathnawi as a Book for Love and Peace. Simon Weightman is Former Head of the Department of the Study of Religions at the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London. He is the coauthor (with Rupert Snell) of Hindi. Table of Contents Foreword by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr Preface Introduction 1. Contextualizing the Mathnawi Mawlana's Life-An Outline Mawlana's Religious Outlook Mawlana's Literary Antecedents 2. Reading the Mathnawi The Mathnawi as Given The Question of Structure Some Further Considerations Synoptic Reading and the Principles of Parallelism and Chiasmus Rhetorical Latency Two Iranian Exemplars The Synoptic Reading of Book One of the Mathnawi 3. A Synoptic Reading of Book One of the Mathnawi 4. Book One as a Whole and as a Part The Synoptic Analysis of Book One as a Whole The Rationale of Book One as a Whole The Linear and the Nonlinear Ordering of Book One Book One as a Part 5. Conclusion How Mawlana Composed the Mathnawi Mawlana's Hidden Organization as the Writer's Plan Th e Design of the Mathnawi Finale Notes Glossary Select Bibliography Index Review "This is possibly the best explanation of the significance of the entire work ever written, certainly so in English. The authors bring out dimensions of the ornate and sophisticated structure of the Mathnawi, of which other authors have had at best only inklings." - William C. Chittick, author of The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi Long Description This landmark book reveals the structure of Rumi's thirteenth-century classic, the Mathnawi. A beloved collection of 25,000 picturesque, alliterative verses full of anecdotes and parables on what appear to be loosely connected themes, the Mathnawi presents itself as spontaneous and unplanned. However, as Seyed Ghahreman Safavi and Simon Weightman demonstrate, the work has a sophisticated design that deliberately hides the spiritual so that readers, as seekers, have to find it for themselves--it is not only about spiritual training, it is spiritual training. Along with a full synoptic reading of the whole of Book One, the authors provide material on Rumi's life, his religious position, and his literary antecedents. Safavi and Weightman have provided readers, students, and scholars with a valuable resource: the guide that they wished they had had prior to their own reading of this great spiritual classic. Review Quote "This is possibly the best explanation of the significance of the entire work ever written, certainly so in English. The authors bring out dimensions of the ornate and sophisticated structure of the Mathnaw, of which other authors have had at best only inklings." -- William C. Chittick, author of The Sufi Doctrine of Rum Details ISBN1438427956 Author Seyyed Hossein Nasr Short Title RUMIS MYSTICAL DESIGN Publisher State University of New York Press Language English ISBN-10 1438427956 ISBN-13 9781438427959 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2009 Place of Publication Albany, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2009-10-01 NZ Release Date 2009-10-01 US Release Date 2009-10-01 UK Release Date 2009-10-01 Pages 290 Series SUNY series in Islam Publication Date 2009-10-01 Imprint State University of New York Press Subtitle Reading the Mathnawi, Book One Alternative 9781438427966 DEWEY 891.5511 Illustrations Total Illustrations: 18 Audience General We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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2009, ISBN: 9781438427959

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