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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207-73) was a 13th-century Persian
poet, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from
Greater Khorasan in Iran. This Chinese-bound volume offers a
selection of his many poems with a variety of themes, including
love, marriage, life and death, passion and mysticism, as well as
his religious collection, Rubaiyat, and his long poem, Masnavi, one
of the most influential works of Sufism, an Islamic form of
mysticism. Rumi's reach transcends national borders and ethnic
divisions: his poetry has influenced not only Persian literature,
but also the literary traditions of the Ottoman Turkish, Chagatai,
Urdu, Bengali and Pashto languages.
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Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems
about love from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master have been
carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated
edition. For more than eight centuries, Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi
Rumi-commonly referred to simply as Rumi-has enchanted and
enthralled readers from every faith and background with his
universal themes of love, friendship, and spirituality, which he
seamlessly wove into resplendent poetry. The verses herein
perfectly express and are centered on the theme of love, along with
the quest, desire, and deeper meanings of love for not only
ourselves, but also of our fellow humankind. The Sweetheart the
sweetheart who is blocking my sleep demands tears on my knees
throwing me silently into the waves changing the water to liquid
sweet With intricately designed and richly colored covers that
mirror the beauty of the words within, the Timeless Rumi series
presents themed collections of poems from the great Sufi mystic
Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi that serve as cherished tools for
self-reflection.
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Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems on
spirituality from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master have been
carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated
edition. For more than eight centuries, Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi
Rumi-commonly referred to simply as Rumi-has enchanted and
enthralled readers from every faith and background with his
universal themes of love, friendship, and spirituality, which he
seamlessly wove into resplendent poetry. The verses herein
perfectly express the spiritual quest and desire for a deeper
understanding of not only ourselves, but also of our collective
oneness as humankind. You Are you are a sudden resurrection an
endless bliss you set a fire in the meadow of our dreams laughing
today you are happy crashing the prisons blessing the poor With
intricately designed and richly colored covers that mirror the
beauty of the words within, the Timeless Rumi series presents
themed collections of poems from the great Sufi mystic Jalaluddin
Muhammad Balkhi Rumi that serve as cherished tools for
self-reflection.
Born in Balkh (present-day Afghanistan), Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) is one of the greatest Persian mystics and poets the world has known. His message of love speaks directly to the heart and transcends the limitations of language and the boundaries of time. In the vast depths of Rumi's work the short quatrains, the Rubaiyat, are like crystals. They sparkle with the many hues of the rainbow and contain worlds inside. As we hold them iin our hands they capture us with their mystery. Transparent and clear they open doors into the wonder of inner spaces and longing. Whispers of two lovers in a crowd.
Discover the richness of Rumi s spiritual tradition
through
facing-page commentary that brings his writings to life for
you.
"This book you are now holding is a selection of what I believe
are the best of Rumi s accounts of the compassionate actions,
sayings, and qualities of the Prophet, which include Rumi s own
inspired comments and explanations. It is my hope that you will be
surprised and uplifted by the profound wisdom that Jalaluddin Rumi
conveys through these stories and sayings."
from the Preface
This great Sufi poet and teacher can become a companion for your
own spiritual journey.
The lyric and wisdom poetry of Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi has been
an inspiration throughout the Middle East and Asia for over seven
hundred years. Recently, it has also become popular in Western
countries through translations and interpretive poetic versions in
English. But while popular renderings have created the appreciation
of Rumi the mystic, there is little understanding today of the
religious and spiritual traditions from which the great mystic
came. "Rumi and Islam Selections from His Stories, Poems, and
Discourses" examines not the popularized Rumi of universal love but
the Sufi disciple whose works express deep reverence for the
Prophet Muhammad. Ibrahim Gamard focuses on Rumi s place within the
Sufi tradition of Islam, as one of the greatest Muslim followers of
the Prophet Muhammed, and on the Islamic foundations of his
lover-Beloved mystical poetry. By probing verse by verse Rumi s
spiritual teachings, Gamard provides insight into the mystical side
of the Qur an and Islam, a religion that holds a deep love of God
at its core.
Now you can experience the profound and uplifting wisdom of Rumi
even if you have no previous knowledge of Sufism or Islam. This
SkyLight Illuminations edition presents the most important of Rumi
s writings, mainly from the Mathnawi, with insightful yet
unobtrusive commentary that conveys how his teachings about the
nature of love for God and God s love for us can increase our
understanding of Islamic wisdom in the West.
This book presents essays exploring the ways in which popular
culture reflects and engenders ongoing changes in Japan-Korea
relations. Through a broad temporal coverage from the colonial
period to the contemporary, the book's chapters analyse the often
contradictory roles that popular culture has played in either
promoting or impeding nationalisms, regional conflict and
reconciliations between Japan and Korea. Its contributors link
several key areas of interest in East Asian Studies, including
conflicts over historical memories and cultural production,
grassroots challenges to state ideology, and the consequences of
digital technology in Japan and South Korea. Taking recent
discourse on Japan and South Korea as popular cultural superpowers
further, this book expands its focus from mainstream entertainment
media to the lived experience of daily life, in which sentiments
and perceptions of the "popular" are formed. It will be useful to
students and scholars of Japanese and Korean studies, as well as
film studies, media studies and cultural studies more widely.
You'll never guess what doctors call tummy rumbles or how many
smells your nose can recognise, and did you know that you could
catch a yawn? This delightful information book is full of fun and
surprising things to know about the human body, all brought to life
by Susanna Rumiz's warm, humorous illustrations. You'll be amazed
by what's inside!
This book presents essays exploring the ways in which popular
culture reflects and engenders ongoing changes in Japan-Korea
relations. Through a broad temporal coverage from the colonial
period to the contemporary, the book's chapters analyse the often
contradictory roles that popular culture has played in either
promoting or impeding nationalisms, regional conflict and
reconciliations between Japan and Korea. Its contributors link
several key areas of interest in East Asian Studies, including
conflicts over historical memories and cultural production,
grassroots challenges to state ideology, and the consequences of
digital technology in Japan and South Korea. Taking recent
discourse on Japan and South Korea as popular cultural superpowers
further, this book expands its focus from mainstream entertainment
media to the lived experience of daily life, in which sentiments
and perceptions of the "popular" are formed. It will be useful to
students and scholars of Japanese and Korean studies, as well as
film studies, media studies and cultural studies more widely.
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one surprise pop-up make every page an interactive experience as
you discover mischievous monkeys, slithery snakes, smiling sloths,
hovering hummingbirds and delightful dolphins in one of the most
exciting places on Earth.
Rumi: Unseen Poems - the second volume of Rumi in the Everyman
Pocket Poet series - is a treasury of poems which have never been
translated before, researched and translated by Rumi biographer
Brad Gooch and the Iranian writer Maryam Mortaz. The
thirteenth-century Persian poet Rumi was trained in Sufism, a
mystic tradition within Islam. He founded the Mevlevi Order, often
known as the Whirling Dervishes, who use dance and music as part of
their spiritual devotion. His poetry combines the sacred and the
sensual, expressing both rapturous divine love, and aching human
love for his companion and teacher, Shams of Tabriz. It has long
been popular in the West, never more so than in the last
twenty-five years, when a new wave of free translations introduced
him to an ever-widening audience. However, some of these recent
translations have been more in the nature of interpretations by
writers who are not Persian speakers. Cultural and Islamic
references central to an understanding of Rumi's poetry have been
toned down or omitted. And so vast was Rumi's output that earlier
scholarly translators were obliged to be selective, leaving a rich
vein of verse still unmined. From this Gooch and Mortaz have made a
selection of ghazals (short lyric poems) and rubaiyat (quatrains),
aiming in their own translations to achieve fidelity to the
originals while preserving all Rumi's lyric exuberance. This book
makes a perfect companion to the first Everyman volume of Rumi,
which presents the very best of the twentieth-century translations.
Written especially for teens and young adults, Wising Up distills
the wisdom of many traditions to set out eighty principles of good
living in bite-size, two-page spreads. "Know Yourself," "Seize the
Day," "Respect Others," "Trust Your Instincts," and "Take
Responsibility" are just a few of the dozens of principles
explained in no-nonsense, respectful, clear language. Perfect for
individual or group reflection, Wising Up is ideal for youth groups
in both secular and religious settings and makes a great gift for
the teens in anyone's life.
Discussion of the "Chinese Model" abounds with the rise of China.
This volume analyzes the Chinese case in a theoretical framework,
provides an evolutionary perspective, and compares it with other
models of development. Instead of focusing on one specific case,
the book's contributors shed light on the application of theories
of international relations, comparative politics, and development
studies to the topic under deliberation. This book reflects that
the "uniqueness" of the Chinese model should also be put in an
historical and evolutionary context. It also provides insights into
comparisons with other models of development, such as the East
Asian model and experiences of the former Soviet Union. The authors
in the book argue that while globalization constrains state power,
it may also open new windows of accommodation and adjustments.
Linkages between the domestic dynamics of development and external
forces of change become pertinent in understanding the Chinese
models of development.
Japanese popular culture is constantly evolving in the face of
internal and external influence. Popular Culture, Globalization and
Japan examines this evolution from a new and challenging
perspective by focusing on the movements of popular culture into
and out of Japan.
Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the book argues that a key
factor behind the changing nature of Japanese popular culture lies
in its engagement with globalization. Essays from a team of leading
international scholars illustrate this crucial interaction between
the flows of Japanese popular culture and the constant development
of globalization. Drawing on rich empirical content, this book
looks at Japanese popular culture as it traverses international
borders flowing out through such forms as manga consumption in New
Zealand and flowing in through such forms as foreigners writing
about Japan in Japanese and how American influences affected the
formation of Japan's gay identity.
Presenting current, confronting and sometimes controversial
insights into the many forms of Japanese popular culture emerging
within this global context, Popular Culture, Globalization and
Japan will make essential reading for those working in Japanese
studies, cultural studies and international relations.
Japanese popular culture is constantly evolving in the face of
internal and external influence. Popular Culture, Globalization and
Japan examines this evolution from a new and challenging
perspective by focusing on the movements of popular culture into
and out of Japan. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the book
argues that a key factor behind the changing nature of Japanese
popular culture lies in its engagement with globalization. Essays
from a team of leading international scholars illustrate this
crucial interaction between the flows of Japanese popular culture
and the constant development of globalization. Drawing on rich
empirical content, this book looks at Japanese popular culture as
it traverses international borders flowing out through such forms
as manga consumption in New Zealand and flowing in through such
forms as foreigners writing about Japan in Japanese and how
American influences affected the formation of Japan's gay identity.
Presenting current, confronting and sometimes controversial
insights into the many forms of Japanese popular culture emerging
within this global context, Popular Culture, Globalization and
Japan will make essential reading for those working in Japanese
studies, cultural studies and international relations.
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