Rumi: The Hidden Treasure
Shems Friedlander
Paperback
9781887752398
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Shems Friedlander, whose The Whirling Dervishes and When You Hear Hoofbeats, Think of Zebra became instant classics, now offers us another jewel - unique in that it brings to light hitherto unpublished material on the sacred music and dance, or "sema" of the Mevlevi Dervishes.
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Friendlander himself, for 25 years, has been a member of the Mevlevi order of dervishes (known in the west as the Whirling Dervishes), founded by Jalaluddin Rumi and has been initiated as a sheikh of both the Mevlevi and Halveti order of dervishes.
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He brings special insight and understanding of the work of Rumi which links it to the roots of Rumi;s thought. This offers the reader an insider's in-depth view of Rumi which contemporary poets who have adapted his work for the west fail to elucidate.
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As Friendlander presents the "Roots of His Thought," the story of Rumi's life unfolds in an entirely fresh and accessible manner, sprinkled with the Master's poetic insights. The work concludes with a most admirable explanation of the inner and outer nature of sacred music and we are shown how a "glimpse of Truth is revealed by vibrations and sound."
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Shems Friedlander
Paperback
9781887752398
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Shems Friedlander, whose The Whirling Dervishes and When You Hear Hoofbeats, Think of Zebra became instant classics, now offers us another jewel - unique in that it brings to light hitherto unpublished material on the sacred music and dance, or "sema" of the Mevlevi Dervishes.
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Friendlander himself, for 25 years, has been a member of the Mevlevi order of dervishes (known in the west as the Whirling Dervishes), founded by Jalaluddin Rumi and has been initiated as a sheikh of both the Mevlevi and Halveti order of dervishes.
Â
He brings special insight and understanding of the work of Rumi which links it to the roots of Rumi;s thought. This offers the reader an insider's in-depth view of Rumi which contemporary poets who have adapted his work for the west fail to elucidate.
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As Friendlander presents the "Roots of His Thought," the story of Rumi's life unfolds in an entirely fresh and accessible manner, sprinkled with the Master's poetic insights. The work concludes with a most admirable explanation of the inner and outer nature of sacred music and we are shown how a "glimpse of Truth is revealed by vibrations and sound."
