TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī,
AU  - جلال الدين رومي، مولانا
AU  - Chittick,William C.
TI  - The Sufi path of love: the spiritual teachings of Rumi 
T2  - SUNY series in Islamic spirituality
SN  - 9780873957243 (paperback)
AV  - BP188.9.J332513 1983 
PY  - 1983///
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī,
KW  - Sufism
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - Soufisme
KW  - Ouvrages avant 1800
KW  - Vie religieuse
KW  - Islam
KW  - ram
KW  - Doctrines
KW  - fast
KW  - Early works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - This is the most accessible work in English on the greatest mystical poet of Islam, providing a survey of the basic Sufi and Islamic doctrines concerning God and the world, the role of man in the cosmos, the need for religion, man's ultimate becoming, the states and stations of the mystical ascent to God, and the means whereby literature employs symbols to express "unseen" realities. William Chittick translates into English for the first time certain aspects of Rumi's work. He selects and rearranges Rumi's poetry and prose in order to leave aside unnecessary complications characteristic of other English translations and to present Rumi's ideas in an orderly fashion, yet in his own words. Thorough, nontechnical introductions to each chapter, and selections that gradually present a greater variety of terms and images, make this work easily accessible to those interested in the spirituality of any tradition
ER  -