Ascending the Ladder | The Spiritual Stages of Development in the Works of Jalaludin Rumi

Cassie Lipowitz

ISBN 10: 3838308794 / ISBN 13: 9783838308791

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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Ascending the Ladder | The Spiritual Stages of Development in the Works of Jalaludin Rumi | Cassie Lipowitz | Taschenbuch | 84 S. | Englisch | 2010 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838308791 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ascending the Ladder | The Spiritual Stages of Development in the Works of Jalaludin Rumi
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838308794
• ISBN 13: 9783838308791
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 143 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Although Rumi did not explicitly refer to a set progression of stages in his works, he hinted at such a progression through the use of metaphor, allusion, and story. It is the contention of this work that Rumi employed particular symbols, such as the seven-rung ladder and the seven candles, in order to allude to seven stages of spiritual development. By ascending these stages, the seeker would "climb the ladder" back to the Divine Beloved; in other words, journey from separation to union with God. These stages, cloaked in metaphorical language though they may be, constitute an integral part of Rumi?s thought. By alluding to the stages of spiritual development through the use of metaphor and story, rather than referring to them outright, Rumi allowed the reader of his works to ?unearth? the hidden insights for him or herself. This work provides interested readers an in-depth examination of the stages of spiritual development in Rumi's Masnavi, taking into consideration both the thematic and didactic elements of the poet's great work.

About the Author

Cassie Lipowitz earned her M.A. in Liberal Arts at California State University, Sacramento and her B.A. in Religious Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She currently resides in California.