{"product_id":"beyond-dogma-rumis-teachings-on-friendship-with-god-and-early-sufi-theories-9780195369236","title":"Beyond Dogma: Rumi's Teachings on Friendship with God and Early Sufi Theories","description":"Despite Rumi's (d. 1273) recent emergence as a best-selling poet in the English-speaking world, fundamental questions about his teachings, such as the relationship of his Sufi mysticism to the wider Islamic religion, remain contested. In this groundbreaking study, Jawid Mojaddedi reaches to the heart of the matter by examining Rumi's teachings on \u003cem\u003ewalaya\u003c\/em\u003e (Friendship with God) in light of earlier discourse in the wider Sufi tradition and juridico-theological Islam. \u003cem\u003eWalaya\u003c\/em\u003e is not only central to Rumi's teachings, but forms the basis for the celebration of intimacy, communication with the Divine, and transcendence of conventional religiosity in his poetry. And yet \u003cem\u003ewalaya\u003c\/em\u003e is the aspect of Sufism which has proven the most difficult to reconcile with juridico-theological Islam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to its focus on Rumi, \u003cem\u003eBeyond Dogma\u003c\/em\u003e presents a perceptive analysis of the historical development of the discourse on \u003cem\u003ewalaya\u003c\/em\u003e in the formative centuries of Sufism. This period coincides with the time when juridico-theological Islam rose to dominance, as reflected in the harmonizing efforts of theoretical Sufi writings, especially the manuals of the tenth and eleventh centuries. Mojaddedi's analysis facilitates a nuanced and contextualized evaluation of Rumi's teachings on \u003cem\u003ewalaya, \u003c\/em\u003e which had already attracted a range of views before his time: from arguments in favor of its superiority to Prophethood, to guarantees of subordinate deference towards the Prophetic heritage interpreted by juridico-theological scholars. In the process, \u003cem\u003eBeyond Dogma\u003c\/em\u003e enables a fresh evaluation of the influential early Sufi manuals in their historical context, while also highlighting the significance for juridico-theological scholars of fundamental dogma in the process of consolidating their own dominance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jawid Ahmad Mojaddedi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195369236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJawid Mojaddedi\u003c\/strong\u003e, a native of Afghanistan, is Associate Professor of Religion at Rutgers University. In 2005 he received the Lois Roth Prize in recognition of his translations of Rumi's \u003cem\u003eMasnavi\u003c\/em\u003e, and has so far published two volumes of it, with the third forthcoming in 2013 (all as Oxford World's Classics editions). His other books include \u003cem\u003eThe Biographical Tradition in Sufism\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eClassical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, the second edition of which is forthcoming in 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45290009788531,"sku":"9780195369236","price":188.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4a5c37e8-b046-4018-915c-996cf469a3a2.jpg?v=1785330329","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/beyond-dogma-rumis-teachings-on-friendship-with-god-and-early-sufi-theories-9780195369236","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}