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The essential Rumi

by Coleman Barks, Reynold A. Nicholson, A. J. Arberry, John Moyne

This comprehensive volume features essential works by the 13th-century Persian mystic. The collection explores themes of spiritual enlightenment and the human experience, documenting a transition from academic scholarship to mystical verse.

Accession 12887 ISBN 9780062509581 Publisher HarperOne
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