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This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
These short fictions by renowned Australian author James Cowan,
winner of the Australian Gold Medal for Fiction, offer the reader a
remarkable flight to places that defy time. They deal with
circumstances and events that lie beyond the scope of normal
events. Is there a relationship between the fantastic and the real?
Whether one is taking a voyage around the bowl of a pipe, or
engaging with the magical properties of an elephant, the reader is
encouraged to project himself into a state of mind where his own
objectivity is questioned. A letter from Abelard to his true love
Heloise, a man who becomes a fish, a journey among lost souls, or
an encounter with headhunters in the jungle, these are but a few of
the incidents that the author asks us to experience. In doing so,
omen birds and anchorites appear to participate in a reality filled
with portents and wonders. _A Voyage Around My Pipe_ is more than a
match for how we see things. The reader is about to take an
unforgettable ride to a place where the imagination is released
from the constraints of established forms. In so doing, each story
becomes a perfect antidote to what he or she considers to be real.
"Find yourself a secluded garden alcove, a bottle of red and
some crusty bread, and become engrossed." -Diana Ward
"A writer to rival Eco..." -Mary Ryan
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Warriors of Love (Hardcover)
Mevlana Rumi; Introduction by James Cowan
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R426
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Discovery Miles 3 860
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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
protege 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 that were written by Rumi
as metaphors for his love of God as well as his friend Shams, the
Wild One. This essential volume also includes a comprehensive
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.
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