Rumi: The Path of Love [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Jalal Al-Din Rumi (Author), Kabir Helminski (Translator), Camille Helminski (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1999

Seven centuries after his death, the romantic poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi is presented here with 50 cards with a quotation from a Rumi poem on one side and a colour work of Middle Eastern Sufi or Islamic are on the other. The accompanying book has further illustrated selections and a life of Rumi.

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Amazon.com Review

Manuela Dunn Mascetti has culled Kabir and Camille Helminski's translations of Rumi for the great Sufi's most sublime statements on love. In addition, she has combed the vast stores of Persian art, choosing a lush painting to accompany each poem. She has put these together in the form of cards that pique the imagination and get the mystical juices flowing. Although the cards are without question enchanting, touching, and beautiful to look at, the commentaries that Mascetti put together in book form to accompany the cards are equally profound. While commentaries on poetry or Scriptures usually favor precision over lyricism, Mascetti has obviously imbibed the spirit of Rumi, delivering succinct but lovely statements that resemble Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet in their beauty and wisdom. "Love teaches us about soul, about the machinations of a great mystery that we cannot control." "See that love is like musk, it attracts attention. By knowing a lover one learns how to love." Try a card every day and see if you don't imbibe the spirit as well. --Brian Bruya

About the Author

Jalal Al-Din Rumi received his mytical training first from Syed Burnha-al-Din and later from Shams al-Din Tabriz. He became famous for his mystical insight, his religious knowledge and his Persian poetry. He is one of the few intellectuals and mystics whose views have profoundly affected the world-view in its higher perspective in large parts of the Islamic World. His books include 'Tasawwuf', 'Mathnawi' and 'Diwan'.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Element Books Ltd (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862046336
• ISBN-13: 978-1862046337
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,421,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Intoxicating!, September 12, 2000

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"scudeira" (NY, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rumi: The Path of Love (Hardcover)

Fabulous! Astounding! Super! A very uniquely packaged book. In short - you will be intoxicated reading this. I've loved Rumi poetry for a long long time and this is one of the best books I've seen. Poetry doesn't get any better than this. I get drunk reading Rumi's poetry every night. If you wanna get high - this is the stuff to get high on!