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"The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic and poet Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73) is a popular spiritual icon. His legacy is sustained within the mystical and religious practice of Sufism, particularly through renditions of his poetry, music, and the meditation practice of whirling. In Canada, practices associated with Rumi have become ubiquitous in public spaces, such as museums, art galleries, and theatre halls, just as they continue to inform sacred ritual amongst Sufi communities. The Dervishes of the North explores what practices associated with Rumi in public and private spaces tell us about Sufism and spirituality, such as sacred, cultural, and artistic expressions in the Canadian context. Using Rumi and contemporary expressions of poetry and whirling associated with him, the book captures the lived reality of Sufism through an ethnographic study of communities in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Drawing from conversations with Sufi leaders, whirling dervishes, and poets, Merin Shobhana Xavier explores how Sufism is constructed in Canada, particularly at the nexus of Islamic mysticism, Muslim diaspora, spiritual commodity, popular culture, and universal spirituality. Inviting readers with an interest in religion and spirituality, The Dervishes of the North illuminates how non-European Christian traditions, like Islam and Sufism, have informed the religious and spiritual terrain of Canada."--

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This is a book on Rumi's life, his poetry, his thought, and his influence. Rumi's work forms one of the pillars of the Sufi orders, particularly the Mevlevi order, better known in the West as the Whirling Dervishes. In this book Rumi emerges not only as a spiritual master, but also as a fully human being grounded firmly in the Koran and in classical Islamic mysticism. The light of the Divine Sun, in its Beauty and Majesty, manifested itself for Rumi through the person of Shams of Tabriz. Transformed by this light, consumed by this fire, Mowlana Rumi saw the world in a new light. Everywhere he perceived God's Grandeur and his Grace. The book also discusses the theological premises upon which Rumi's work rests, his attitude to the problems of free will and predestination, and his analysis of the mystical stages and stations. The book not only gives a very rich analysis of Rumi's language and poetical art, but also a picture of medieval Konya, whose features the mystical poet transforms and transfigures.

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Balkhī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Balkhi, Jalaludin Mohammad, --- Balkhy, Jallal ed-Din Muhammad, --- Celâleddin-i Rûmı̂, --- Celâleddin Rûmı̂, --- D̲jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Djalâl-od-Dîn Rûmî, --- Dschalaluddin Rumi, --- Dschelal-Eddin Rumi, --- Dschelaladdin Rumi, --- Dschelaleddin Rumi, --- Dzhalaliddin Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Balkhii Rumi, --- Dzhaloluddin Rumi, --- Ǧalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Gialâl ad-Dîn Rûmî, --- Jalāl ad-Dīn ar-Rūmī, --- Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Jalal-e Din Rumi, --- Jalal Eddine Rûmi, --- Jalal-ud-din Rumi, --- Jalāladdīn Rūmī, --- Jalaladdin Rumi, --- Jalālauddīna Rūmī, --- Jalálu-ʼd-ʼDín Muhammad i Rúmí, --- Jalāluddīn Balk̲h̲ī Rumī, --- Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi, --- Jalāluddīn Muḥammad Balk̲h̲ī Rūmī, --- Jalaluʼddin Rumi, --- Jaláluddin Rumi, --- Jalaludin Mohammad Balkhi, --- Jallal ed-Din Muhammad Balkhy, --- Jallal Molavi Rumi, --- Jaloliddin Rumiy, --- Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Jelaluddin Rumi, --- Jolalud-Din Rumi, --- Mavlono Jaloluddin Muḣammadi Rumī, --- Mevlâna, --- Mowlavi, --- Roumi, Tzalalountin, --- Rum, --- Rūmī, --- Rūmī, Jalāl al-Dīn, --- Rumi, Jalal-e Din, --- Rumi, Jalaladdin, --- Rūmī, Jalālauddīna, --- Rumi, Jaláluddin, --- Rumi, Jallal Molavi, --- Rumi, Mawlana, --- Rumi, Mevlana Jaláluddin, --- Rumiĭ, Zhaloliddin, --- Rumiy, Jaloliddin, --- Rumy, Jelaleddin, --- Tzalalountin Roumi, --- Ŷalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, --- Zhaloliddin Rumiĭ, --- Джалолуддин Руми, --- Джалолуддин Балхии Руми, --- Mawlavī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, --- Mowlavi, Jalaloddin Mohammad ibn Mohammad, --- بلخى، مولانا جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- مولوى, جلال الدين محمد بن محمد, --- جلال الدين بلخى رومى، --- جلال الدين رومى، --- ‏جلال الدين رومى،‏ --- رومى، مولانا جلال الدين، --- رومى, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Religion.