{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/656ddecd61f8b30013f13111?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rumi - The Most Famous Sufi Poet in the World","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/1701699090175-e3fecad2f0c34c2544c46eed9681e761.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Finally, we're talking about the incredibly significant Persian sufi poet Jalal al-din Rumi. This video provides an in-depth analysis of Rumi's life, poetic themes, literary contributions, and their significance in the context of Sufism and Persian literature. </p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to Safa Mirror for the beautiful reading of the Song of the Reed! Link to channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safamirror</p><p><br></p><p>Sources/Recomended Reading: </p><ul><li>Chittick, William (1983). \"The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi\". SUNY Press.</li><li>Feldman, Walter (2022). \"From Rumi to the Whirling Dervishes: Music, Poetry, and Mysticism in the Ottoman Empire\". Edinburgh University Press. </li><li>Gamard, Ibrahim &amp; Rawan Farhadi (translated by) (2008). \"The Quatrains of Rumi\". Sufi Dari Books. </li><li>Karamustafa, Ahmet T. (2006). God's Unruly Friends: Dervish Groups in the Islamic Middle Period 1200-1550. Oneworld Publications. </li><li>Karamustafa, Ahmet T. (2007). \"Sufism - the formative period\". Edinburgh University Press. </li><li>Knysh, Alexander (2000). \"Islamic Mysticism: A Short History\". Brill. </li><li>Lewis, Franklin D. (2000). \"Rumi: Past and Present, East and West\". Oneworld publications. </li><li>Thackston, W.M. (translated by) (1999). \"Signs of the Unseen: The Discourses of Jalaluddin Rumi\". Shambala. </li><li>Williams, Alan (translated by) (2020). \"The Masnavi of Rumi: A New English Translation with Explanatory Notes\". Book 1 &amp; 2. I.B. Tauris. </li><li>Also check out the work of Sharghzade/Persian Poetics: https://twitter.com/persianpoetics</li></ul>","author_name":"Filip Holm"}