Rumi: A Life in Pictures

by John Renard

Picturing the life story of Jalal ad-Din Rumi, a premier Muslim mystic and the original Whirling Dervish, the images in three extant manuscripts of Aflaki's Wondrous Feats of the Knowers of God provide a unique way to interpret the text. Part One: History and Context provides the medieval Anatolian historical setting; the broad contours of literary and artistic works of Islamic Hagiography; and the specific details of the three manuscripts to be explored...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474475000
• ISBN13: 9781474475006
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.8"