A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
A systematic presentation of Rumi’s theology, cosmology, psychology, and spiritual path through extensive translated passages.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
It restores the Islamic and theological depth often removed from popular presentations of Rumi. The book helps travelers encounter love as a disciplined Sufi path rather than a free-floating universal sentiment.
Good starting place if…
You want to understand Rumi's vision of love through Islamic theology, Persian Sufi teaching, and sustained scholarship rather than isolated inspirational quotations.
Know before you begin…
Chittick's study is demanding and organized through translated passages from Rumi's works. It presents a tradition-rooted intellectual and spiritual system, not a biography or a quick anthology for devotional sampling.