Call to Love: In the Rose Garden with Rumi

By Rumi

Book Overview

So begins the irresistible invitation of this exquisite volume--a call from one of the world's most beloved poets to join him in exploring love, both human and divine, with all its ecstasy, suffering, and beauty. Rumi--the Persian mystic who lived and wrote in 13th-century Turkey--has become America's most widely read poet, and these verses draw on two of the richest symbols in his Sufi tradition: the rose and the rose garden. The rose evokes both a high spiritual state and a visionary ecstasy, while the garden embraces all the world's glories. Renowned scholar Andrew Harvey and award-winning photographer Lekha Singh have cultivated a fine balance of word and image to bring Rumi's lines to life, pairing sumptuous color images with original translations of his transcendent writings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402745109
• ISBN13: 9781402745102
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.5" x 5.8"