Light Upon Light: Inspirations from Rumi

Harvey, Andrew

ISBN 10: 1556432062 / ISBN 13: 9781556432064

Published by North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA, 1996

About this Item

First printing, near fine black cloth hardcover in a near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a hint of wear including light bit of soil at rear panel of jacket. 247 pages with photographs. Nice copy of this collection of fresh interpretations of the Sufi mystic's poetry.

Seller Inventory # 34362

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Light Upon Light: Inspirations from Rumi
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556432062
• ISBN 13: 9781556432064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Hanut, Eryk (Photographs)
• Edition: First.
• Condition: Near fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry & Drama

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Andrew Harvey is an internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, mystical scholar, seeker, and teacher. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Son of Man, The Direct Path, Hidden Journey, The Way of Passion, The Return of the Mother, A Journey in Ladakh, and Sun at Midnight.