Rumi · Past and Present, East and West · the Life, Teachings, and Poetry of Jalal Al-Din Rumi by Lewis, Franklin D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Copyright Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments (2003) Notes on Transliteration INTRODUCTION

Rumi-mania Room on the Shelf for Another Rumi? A Rumi Background A Rumi View

PART I RUMI’S FATHERS IN SPIRIT

Chapter: 1 BAHÂ AL-DIN VALAD: THE KING OF CLERICS

The Facts of Life Bahâ al-Din Valad’s Occupation and Status in Life The Valad Family Uprooted From Khorasan to Konya Konya: The King of Clerics Meets the King of Seljuks The Spiritual Life of Bahâ al-Din Valad The Mythical Bahâ al-Din Rumi Takes Over

Chapter: 2 SAYYED BORHÂN AL-DIN MOHAQQEQ OF TERMEZ

Borhân’s Writings Borhân’s Teachings The Legend of Borhân al-Din Rumi in Syria Borhân Passes the Mantle to Mowlânâ

Chapter: 3 RUMI ON HIS OWN

Family Life Rumi’s Activity and Status in Konya Before Shams Rumi the Revivalist

Chapter: 4 SHAMS AL-DIN TABRIZI

Tabriz: The First House of the Sun The Dawn of Shams The Westward Course of Shams Shams in the Zenith of Konya The Relationship between Shams and Rumi The Eclipse of Shams Murder Most Foul? Rumi in Search of Shams Some of the Teachings of Shams

PART II RUMI’S CHILDREN AND BRETHREN IN SPIRIT

Chapter: 5 FROM SUN TO SON

The Successors of Shams The Succession Sultan Valad: Son and Successor to Rumi

Chapter: 6 THE MYTHOLOGICAL RUMI

Faridun b. Ahmad Sepahsâlâr Shams al-Din Ahmad al-Aflâki The Legendary Bahâ al-Din The Nafahât al-ons of cAbd al-Rahmân Jâmi The Tazkerat al-shocarâ of Dowlatshâh

PART III THE TEXTS AND THE TEACHINGS

Chapter: 7 TOWARD A BIOGRAPHY OF RUMI

Recapping Rumi’s Life Influential Thinkers in Rumi’s Neighborhood Rumi’s Reading Rumi’s Writings Rumi’s Poems and their Transmission Orisons in Motion: The Practice of Samâc Poetry: Another Way to Preach and Pray Modern Myths and Misunderstandings

Chapter: 8 THE POEMS

Persian Poetry Rumi’s Telltale Signature Metrics Rhyme and Refrain Fifty Poems

Chapter: 9 THE TEACHINGS

The Question of Form and Content Reason Versus Spirit Spiritual Orientation Inner Meaning Outward Observances Koran and Prophets, Our Guide Saints, Shaykhs and Discipleship The Spiritual Axis Mundi Fatalism, Free Will, Divine Decree Unity of Being Evolution of Spirit Die Before You Die The Importance of Koran

PART IV RUMI AND THE MEVLEVIS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD

Chapter: 10 THE MEVLEVI ORDER

The Shrine in Konya The Formation of the Order The Chelebis: The First Generations The Later History of the Mevlevis The Diffusion of the Mevleviye and its Relation to Other Orders The Mevlevi Lodges Mevlevi Rituals Republican Repression and Mevlevi Resurgence

Chapter: 11 RUMI IN THE MUSLIM WORLD

Rumi in Literature History of Commentaries on the Masnavi Rumi in Modern Muslim Literature and Thought Rumi as Exponent of Human Liberation in Revolutionary Iran

PART V RUMI IN THE WEST, RUMI AROUND THE WORLD

Chapter: 12 RUMI MOVES INTO WESTERN CONSCIOUSNESS

European Impressions of the Mevlevis Rumi in Nineteenth-Century Western Thought and Theology Sufism and Psychology: Rumi as Rorshach Unchurched Spirituality: Turning to Rumi Modern Mevlevis Sufism in the Mainstream

Chapter: 13 A HISTORY OF RUMI SCHOLARSHIP

Editions and Studies of Rumi Studies of Rumi’s Philosophy Rumi in German Scholarship Rumi in French Scholarship Rumi in Rome The Study of Rumi in Turkey The Study of Rumi in Arabic The Study of Rumi in Persian Rumi’s Religious Thought Studies of Rumi’s Poetics Scholarly Enthusiasms: Rumi Testimonials

Chapter: 14 TRANSLATIONS, TRANSPOSITIONS, RENDITIONS, VERSIONS AND INSPIRATIONS

In the Beginning Parlez-vous Rumi? Rumi in German Rumi in the English-Speaking World Rumi Among the Poets How Do you Say “Translation” in Another Language? Aiming for Authenticity Rumi as Muse Rumi Around the World

Chapter: 15 RUMI MIRRORED IN MULTIMEDIA

Rumi as Lieder: His Poems Set to Music in the West Turning, Turning we Come Out Right: Rumi in Ballet, Modern Dance and Opera The Music of the Mevlevis Reciting Rumi The Real, Original Rumi: Renditions of the Poems in Persian Rumio on Video The Web of Rumi: Rumi on the Internet Designer Dervishes: Rumi and the Mevlevis in Painting

EPILOGUE: THE FRUIT OF TRANSLATION Maps References: Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources Notes Index