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Dec 2023
1h 19m

Rumi - The Most Famous Sufi Poet in the ...

FILIP HOLM
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Finally, we're talking about the incredibly significant Persian sufi poet Jalal al-din Rumi. This video provides an in-depth analysis of Rumi's life, poetic themes, literary contributions, and their significance in the context of Sufism and Persian literature.


Thank you to Safa Mirror for the beautiful reading of the Song of the Reed! Link to channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safamirror


Sources/Recomended Reading:

  • Chittick, William (1983). "The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi". SUNY Press.
  • Feldman, Walter (2022). "From Rumi to the Whirling Dervishes: Music, Poetry, and Mysticism in the Ottoman Empire". Edinburgh University Press.
  • Gamard, Ibrahim & Rawan Farhadi (translated by) (2008). "The Quatrains of Rumi". Sufi Dari Books.
  • Karamustafa, Ahmet T. (2006). God's Unruly Friends: Dervish Groups in the Islamic Middle Period 1200-1550. Oneworld Publications.
  • Karamustafa, Ahmet T. (2007). "Sufism - the formative period". Edinburgh University Press.
  • Knysh, Alexander (2000). "Islamic Mysticism: A Short History". Brill.
  • Lewis, Franklin D. (2000). "Rumi: Past and Present, East and West". Oneworld publications.
  • Thackston, W.M. (translated by) (1999). "Signs of the Unseen: The Discourses of Jalaluddin Rumi". Shambala.
  • Williams, Alan (translated by) (2020). "The Masnavi of Rumi: A New English Translation with Explanatory Notes". Book 1 & 2. I.B. Tauris.
  • Also check out the work of Sharghzade/Persian Poetics: https://twitter.com/persianpoetics


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