Beschreibung:
This book offers a paradigm shift and fresh interpretation of Rumi's message. After being disentangled from the anachronistic connection with the Mevlevi order of Islamic Sufism, Rumi is instead placed in the world of philosophy.
AcknowledgmentsAuthor's NoteAbbreviations of Sources1. The Need for a New Narrative about Rumi2. The Need for a New Interpretation of Shams and Rumi3. Shams' Rebellious Paradigm4. Rumi Unlearns His Pious Past5A: Rumi's Philosophical Pyramid5B: Rumi's Case Against Dualistic Thinking and His Wisdom About the World6A: Rumi, Vedanta, and Buddhism6B: Rumi, Kashmir Shaivism, and TantraConclusionAppendix: Certain Influences of Shaivism and Tantra on the Islamic Mystics