A Moth to the Flame
The Story of the Great Sufi Poet Rumi
Will be published approx. on 7. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7425-5243-2 (ISBN)
Description
In A Moth to the Flame, the first novel about the life of the Sufi Poet Rumi, based on original sources in both Farsi and English, we discover the key moments that shaped his genius. Although this story happened a long time ago, during another time of war between Islam and the West, this tale of an individual life fully lived is the tale of every life. In the tradition of Siddhartha or The Last Temptation of Christ, his story is the mythic story of the human soul.
We watch his faith tested, and we witness his meeting with the beloved which overturned his world and led, eventually, to his union with God. For centuries Rumi has remained alive in the hearts of millions around the world. His story, as told in this novel, burns like a torch of inspiration for us all.
We watch his faith tested, and we witness his meeting with the beloved which overturned his world and led, eventually, to his union with God. For centuries Rumi has remained alive in the hearts of millions around the world. His story, as told in this novel, burns like a torch of inspiration for us all.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-5243-2 (9780742552432)
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E-Book
12/2006
1st Edition
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
€15.49
Available for download
E-Book
12/2006
1st Edition
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
€15.49
Available for download
Person
Connie Zweig, Ph.D., a student of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sufism for more than 30 years, is a Jungian therapist and spiritual counselor in Los Angeles. She is author of The Holy Longing and co-author of the best-selling Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow. She lives in Los Angeles, California.