Rumi and Shams Silent Rebellion

This book offers a paradigm shift and fresh interpretation of Rumi's message. After being disentangled from the anachronistic connection with the Mevlevi order of Islamic Sufism, Rumi is instead placed in the world of philosophy.

"In these troubled times, when many focus their attention on the differences between religions, Vaziri masterfully presents us with the vision of one of Islam's greatest saints who perceived the same divine spirit of love and wisdom operating in all religions." - Mark S. G. Dyczkowski, Sanskritist and Scholar of Kashmir Shaivism and Tantra

"The author draws a new and unusual picture of Rumi a picture not only of a great poet, but also of a great philosopher. Vaziri places Islamic mysticism and philosophy into a comprehensive intercultural context, revealing many surprising parallels between Western, Near Eastern, and Indian thought systems and cultures." - Reinhard Margreiter, Emeritus Lecturer of Philosophy, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

Autorentext
Mostafa Vaziri is a visiting scholar in Anthropology and Oriental Studies at Princeton University.

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Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Abbreviations of Sources

1. The Need for a New Narrative about Rumi
2. The Need for a New Interpretation of Shams and Rumi
3. Shams' Rebellious Paradigm

4. Rumi Unlearns His Pious Past
   5A: Rumi's Philosophical Pyramid

   5B: Rumi's Case Against Dualistic Thinking and His Wisdom About the World
   6A: Rumi, Vedanta, and Buddhism
   6B: Rumi, Kashmir Shaivism, and Tantra
   Conclusion

   Appendix: Certain Influences of Shaivism and Tantra on the Islamic Mystics