Schimmel, Annemarie. creator Bergne, Paul translator. text monographic xii, 124 pages ; 22 cm. Situating Rumi in his religious and literary context, this book explains the echoes in Rumi's writings of Qur'an and Prophetic traditions, and the everyday religious life of Muslims, and explains his debt to predecessors among poets like and Fariduddin 'Attar, and Sufis and thinkers like Hallaj, Qushayri, Ghazali. CONTENTS: Editor's note ; Foreword -- Life and work -- Mevlana's poetical work -- The religious foundations -- Thoughts about God -- Mevlana as teacher -- The mysterium of love -- What does Rumi's work mean to us? -- Bibliographical information -- Notes -- Index. Annemarie Schimmel and Paul Bergne. Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-117) and index. Translated from the German. Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi 1207-1273 Criticism and interpretation Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi 1207-1273 Religion 0198099819 (pbk.) 9780198099819 (pbk.) 2014428107 6651