The triumphal sun : a study of the works of Jalāloddin Rumi /
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| Author / Creator: | Schimmel, Annemarie. |
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| Imprint: | Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©1993. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 513 pages). |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Persian studies series ; no. 8 Persian studies series ; no. 8. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11104419 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- I. The Outward Setting
- The Historical Background
- Biographical Notes
- Poetic Tradition, Inspiration, and Form
- II. Rumi's Imagery
- The Sun
- The Imagery of Water
- The Symbolism of Gardens
- Imagery Inspired by Animals
- Children in Rumi's Imagery
- Imagery from Daily life
- The Imagery of Food in Rumi's Poetry
- Imagery connected with Diseases
- Weaving and Sewing
- Divine Calligraphy
- Pastimes of the Great
- Koranic Imagery
- Imagery taken from History and Geography
- Imagery taken from Sufi History
- The Imagery of Music and Dance
- III. Rumi's Theology
- God and His Creation
- Man and his position in Rumi's Work
- Mowlana's Prophetology
- The Spiritual Ladder
- The Story of the Chickpeas
- The Idea of Love in Rumi's Work
- The Problem of Prayer in Jalaloddin's Work
- IV. Mowlana* Jalaloddin's Influence in East and West
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Proper Names
- Index of images and technical terms
- Index of Koranic quotations and Prophetic Traditions