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The Mesnevi of Rumi & The Acts of the Adepts
Jelaluddin Rumi · Sufism · 13th century CE
Translated by Sir James W. Redhouse (1881)
29 chapters
The first complete English translation of Book I of Rumi's Masnavi — including the famous Proem of the Reed Flute — together with Aflâkî's hagiographical 'Acts of the Adepts', the principal source for the lives of the Mevlevi (Whirling Dervish) saints.
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Contents
- 1Translator's Preface
- 2Acts of the Adepts: Chapter I
- 3Acts of the Adepts: Chapter II
- 4Acts of the Adepts: Chapter III
- 5Acts of the Adepts: Chapter IV
- 6Acts of the Adepts: Chapter V
- 7Acts of the Adepts: Chapter VI
- 8Acts of the Adepts: Chapter VII
- 9Acts of the Adepts: Chapter VIII
- 10Acts of the Adepts: Chapter IX
- 11The Mesnevi: Preface
- 12The Mesnevi: Proem — The Reed Flute
- 13The Mesnevi: I. The Prince and the Handmaid
- 14The Mesnevi: II. The Oilman and the Parrot
- 15The Mesnevi: III. The Jewish King, Persecutor of the Christians
- 16The Mesnevi: IV. Another Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians
- + 13 more chapters
