{"product_id":"dancing-before-gods-beauty-ali-asghar-seyed-gohrab-9783111708379","title":"Dancing Before God's Beauty: Exploring R\u0026#363;m\u0026#299;'s Poetic Universe, Mystical Philosophy and Reception History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents fresh insights into the life, teachings, and enduring legacy of the Persian mystic poet Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī. Across fourteen chapters, scholars introduce innovative perspectives on under-explored and emerging themes, from the hagiography written by Rūmī's son, Sulṭān Valad, and his journey towards accepting spiritual leadership, to Rūmī's passionate relationship with his beloved friend, Shams-i Tabrīzī. The volume also provides new approaches to reading Rūmī's monumental didactic narrative, the \u003cem\u003eMathnavī\u003c\/em\u003e. Topics range from \u003cem\u003eshāhid-bāzī -\u003c\/em\u003e worshipping a beautiful face to commune with the divine \u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003e to supplication (\u003cem\u003emunājāt\u003c\/em\u003e), immolation, sensory perception, and the transformative role of music in reaching ecstatic states. Chapters deal with Rūmī's reception history, examining the works of figures such as Anqaravī (d. 1041\/1631) and Abd?lb?ki G?lpınarlı (1900-1982), as well as the Dutch-Iranian novelist Kader Abdolah. The book further explores Rūmī's visual reception history and his impact on contemporary artists. Finally, it examines Rūmī's popularity in the United States, analysing how his poetry continues to offer people from diverse backgrounds a Lacanian \"imaginary\" an internalized representation of the spiritual. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3111708373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783111708379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46747833663743,"sku":"9783111708379","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94b1cf41-e2ab-40cd-954b-6cfd9eb4ec9d.jpg?v=1743584866","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dancing-before-gods-beauty-ali-asghar-seyed-gohrab-9783111708379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}