Perfume of the Desert: Inspirations from the Sufi Wisdom
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Book Overview
Renowned for his inspiring interpretations of world spiritual traditions, celebrated modern mystic Andrew Harvey teams with photographer Eryk Hanut to create a stunning book of readings drawn from Sufi mysticism. Teaching stories, prophetic sayings, folk tales and jests, Hanut's evocative photographs, and Harvey's breathtaking translations of the ecstatic poetry of Rumi, Kabir, and others make this little book an inspirational and artistic treasure.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0835607674
ISBN13:9780835607674
Release Date:April 1999
Publisher:Quest Books (IL)
Length:196 Pages
Weight:0.59 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Some errors, not scholarly
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
WHile not distracting from the over all substance and gist of the book, there are a few errors here. For example, the poem "Love came and filled me like blood..." is attributed to Rumi, when in fact it was written by Abu-Said Abil-Kheir about 300 years before Rumi. The author's apparent lack of familiarity with the Persian language (Farsi) in which most of the major Sufi poets wrote, is perhaps a slight disadvantage.
Essence of Divine Love
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a very beautiful book..its worth much more than it costs...splendid collection of sufi wisdom.
A treasure of Sufi wisdom- and a treasure of wisdom
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book contains some of the finest poetry from the literature of sufism; It is an awesome gift to the world; The photographs have something that reminds me of the young Ansel Addams;The best book on sufism i've read in years!
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