Teachings of Rumi The Masnavi

The uncanny relevance of the Masnavi to contemporary life has produced an intense interest in Rumi. Some 43 years in the writing, his masterwork is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest books, influencing Western writers from Chaucer to Hegel to the contemporary poet Robert Bly. Biological evolution, how basic psychological drives motivate human behavior, and the process of conditioning-all are described some 700 years before being identified by Western science. This one-volume abridgment is a direct translation from the original Persian.Rumi, Jalal Al-Din is the author of 'Teachings of Rumi The Masnavi', published 1994 under ISBN 9780863040672 and ISBN 0863040675.