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by A. J Arberry (Author) "THE Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), a massive poem of some 25,000 rhyming couplets divided by its author into six books, and called by..." (more)
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This selection of tales is the most accessible introduction to this giant epic for the non-perisan reader.


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The Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), a massive poem of some 25,000 rhyming couplets, by common consent ranks among the world's greatest masterpieces of religious literature. The material which makes up the Masnavi is divisible into two different categories: theoretical discussion of the principal themes of Sufi mystical life and doctrine, and stories of fables intended to illustrarte those themes as they arise. This selection of tales is the most accessible introduction to this giant epic for the non-perisan reader.
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THE Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), a massive poem of some 25,000 rhyming couplets divided by its author into six books, and called by the poet Jami 'the Koran in the Persian tongue,' by common consent ranks among the world's greatest masterpieces of religious literature. Read the first page
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