1 Introduction Part One Eckhart’s Practical Mysticism 2 Prelude 3 Exitus as the Framework of reditus 4 Stages and Practices of Mystical Perfection 5 Eckhart’s Mysticism of Intellect-based Detachment Part Two Rumi’s Practical Mysticism: A Comparative Reading 6 Prelude 7 Creation as the Framework of Return 8 Stages and Practices of Mystical Perfection 9 Rumi’s Mysticism of Love-based Annihilation 10 Conclusion Appendix One: A Chronology of Rumi Appendix Two: A Chronology of Eckhart
Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh is assistant professor of Islamic Studies at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany. His research interests cover Islamic and comparative mysticism, Sufism in the modern Western context, mystical ethics, and Persian literature
"A comparative study of Rumi and Eckhart requires overcoming a
number of difficulties, ranging from linguistic issues… to
different intellectual systems. The author’s mastery of these
challenges is impressive…. I recommend this book to all readers
with an interest in a meticulous comparative approach to questions
of mysticism." Dietmar Mieth, Vice President of
Meister-Eckhart-Gesellschaft"The comparison of Eckhart’s and Rumi’s
mystical systems… is a unique and refreshing endeavor…
Zarrabi-Zadeh has been able to produce a work that conveys the
critical nuances of different practices of mysticism … [and] has
helped the conversation move a welcome step forward."Zahra Moeini
Meybodi, University of Chicago, Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi
Society "It is the first high-level comparison between Rumi and
Meister Eckhart…. Zarrabi-Zadeh’s contribution is a landmark for
the interdisciplinary and interreligious dialogue on
mysticism."Wolfgang Achtner, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen,
Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of
Religion"This book is an enormous intellectual achievement, written
in a most readable way. It is lucid, well-structured and gives the
reader, both the specialist and, I guess, the general reader
wonderful insights into two likewise creative minds and bodies of
different religious cultures."Markus Vinzent, King’s College
London, Medieval Mystical Theology
"A comparative study of Rumi and Eckhart requires overcoming a
number of difficulties, ranging from linguistic issues… to
different intellectual systems. The author’s mastery of these
challenges is impressive…. I recommend this book to all readers
with an interest in a meticulous comparative approach to questions
of mysticism." Dietmar Mieth, Vice President of
Meister-Eckhart-Gesellschaft"The comparison of Eckhart’s and Rumi’s
mystical systems… is a unique and refreshing endeavor…
Zarrabi-Zadeh has been able to produce a work that conveys the
critical nuances of different practices of mysticism … [and] has
helped the conversation move a welcome step forward."Zahra Moeini
Meybodi, University of Chicago, Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi
Society "It is the first high-level comparison between Rumi and
Meister Eckhart…. Zarrabi-Zadeh’s contribution is a landmark for
the interdisciplinary and interreligious dialogue on
mysticism."Wolfgang Achtner, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen,
Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of
Religion"This book is an enormous intellectual achievement, written
in a most readable way. It is lucid, well-structured and gives the
reader, both the specialist and, I guess, the general reader
wonderful insights into two likewise creative minds and bodies of
different religious cultures."Markus Vinzent, King’s College
London, Medieval Mystical Theology
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