I Am Wind You Are Fire The Life And Work Of Rumi Pdf Download Work Jun 2026

Unlike pop-psychology interpretations of Rumi that strip away his Islamic context, Schimmel’s work situates Rumi firmly within his historical and religious setting. She argues that to understand Rumi’s fire, you must understand the wind of his time—the political turbulence of the Mongol invasion, the intellectual rigor of the madrasas, and the cultural richness of Konya.