Warriors of Love

Mevlana Rumi, James Cowan

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Watkins
01 November 2018

Poetry; Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice

In 1244 a man wrapped in a coarse black coat entered Konya and so into the life of Islam’s most celebrated poet and mystic: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi.

A wanderer and spiritual vagabond, Shams of Tabriz proceeded to wrestle with Rumi’s soul. What he wanted from his protégé was for him to embody a wilder, more robust spirituality that would enable him to embrace life’s rawness more completely than any saint had done in the past.

Warriors of Love gives a fresh interpretation of a selection of 49 poems which were written by Rumi as metaphors for his love for God as well as for his friend Shams, the Wild One. This essential volume also includes a long introduction on the life and times of Rumi and his friendship with Shams, the historical facts of their encounter, Sufism, the Mevlevi Order of Dervishes, the new dimension that Shams brought to Islamic spirituality and the importance of friendship as a true path to God.

By: Mevlana Rumi
Introduction by: James Cowan
Imprint: Watkins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 163mm, Width: 127mm,
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9781786780294
ISBN 10: 1786780291
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 November 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Cowan is a distinguished poet and novelist. His bestselling titles include A Mapmaker's Dream and A Toubadour's Testament.His books have been published in the US, UK, Australia, Germany, France, Holland, Poland, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Croatia, Mauritius, Spain (Spanish and Catalan), Argentina, Brazil, Korea and Japan.