The Inner Journey: Views from the Islamic Tradition (PARABOLA Anthology Series)

About this book

This book of essays poems and interviews by Islamic and Sufi poets scholars and storytellers is a much-needed compendium of works from a complex tradition that holds timeless messages for contemporary readers. Contributors range from Rumi to Seyyed Hossei Nasr to Emma Clark together they create a mosaic of the Muslim view of the world and the cosmos as well as of Sufi rhythms and rituals. Contributions like Out of the Hidden Root and Slumber Seizes Him Not promote a deeper understanding of one of the worlds great and most misunderstood spiritual traditions.