Heritage of Sufism - Legacy of Medieval Persian Sufism (1150-1500) v. 2

This collection - the second of a three-volume study - examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the 12th to the 15th centuries. It includes essays on Rumi's poetry and imagery, Sufi music and the idea of ecstacy, sainthood and Neoplatonism, comparative metaphysics and literature, and unity of religion theory in Sufi philosophy.