Light Upon Light: Inspirations from Rumi

Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near Fine hard cover in a Near Fine dust jacket. 247pp including helpful readings and acknowledgements. Mystical scholar Andrew Harvey offers fresh interpretations of more than 250 selections from Rumi's major works. The works of Sufi mystic and poet Jalad-ud-Din Rumi have been revered in the East for centuries. Now, Western seekers and lovers of poetry are discovering Rumi in unprecedented numbers. Harvey uses these poems, quotations, and parables from Rumi's major works, the Discourses, the Diwan, the Mathnawi, the Odes, and the Rubiyat, as well as excerpts from his letters to re-create the stages of the spiritual journey into Love. Anyone interested in spirituality will find Light Upon Light a rich source of guidance, encouragement, and profound inspiration..