The Illuminated Rumi

I love this book. Rumi’s wisdom makes sense.

I like the packaging. it is very neat and tidy. the item is also safely secured. the waiting time is quite long but it is worth the wait. I love the book that I purchase too.

A good addition to my library. I was apprehensive to buy it at first but then I went ahead and I was not disappointed. This is something you would like to go back to from time to time. The poetry and illustrations are a perfect mix. Alone Rumi can be overwhelming but with images it gets easier. In love with this. Easily my current favourite!

Some people who are more educated about Rumi complain that the translations by Coleman Barks are not accurate enough. I am no expert on Rumi, and I probably will not become one. I am a casual observer. This book with it's wonderful poems and exotic images is captivating. It is better than I expected, though perhaps less than compelling than Rumi's original words. But then, when any book is translated from one language to another, things are lost. However, I think this is a great introduction to Rumi. The poems in the book seem to be well chosen, and the images in the book are very fascinating. Consider it a beginning -- an introduction to Rumi, and also a book that might compel you to read more books of Rumi's poems. And as a coffee table book, others will pick it up and look. They too might be compelled to learn more about Rumi and his poetry. The poems are inspiring. The illustrations are most creative, and perhaps distracting from the poetry. They attract more attention than the poems. Still, however, the poems are the core of the book, and once you see an image, you'll want to read the poem that inspired it. Most of the experts on Rumi agree that there are better books, but this is a great introduction and it will inspire the curious to read more. This is a worthy hard cover, table top introduction. Buy it! The price is right. The poems are beautifully laid out. The illustrations are very captivating. When I first opened the package and took a glance at it, the only thing that I could say was "Oh my!" I think you'll be delighted with it too.

Lange rätselt man schon darüber, was das bedeuten soll, was auf den ersten Blick wie eine unbekannte Schrift aussieht. Der Autor zeigt viele Wege auf, auf denen die Wissenschaftler bis heute versuchen, hinter das Geheimnis dieser Aufzeichnungen zu gelangen. Für mich noch interessanter sind aber die fast genialen Zeichnungen und Bilddarstellungen, die das Geheimnis der allumfassenden Natur zum Thema haben. Manches erinnert an die Miniaturen der Hildegard von Bingen, anderes wiederum eher an frühmittelalterliche alchemistische Vorstellungen. Spannend!