The Oldest Account of Rūmī’s Life: The Verse Hagiography of Rūmī’s Son Sulṭān Valad

Asghar Seyed-Gohrab

doi:10.1515/9783111708447-005

The Oldest Account of Rūmī’s Life: The Verse Hagiography of Rūmī’s Son Sulṭān Valad

Asghar Seyed-Gohrab

OFR - Islam and Arabic

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Dancing before God’s Beauty
Subtitle of host publication	Exploring Rūmī’s Poetic Universe, Mystical Philosophy and Reception History
Editors	Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	De Gruyter
Pages	35-81
Number of pages	47
ISBN (Electronic)	9783111708447
ISBN (Print)	9783111708379
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111708447-005
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2025

Publication series

Name	Sufism Studies
Publisher	De Gruyter
Volume	4
ISSN (Print)	2943-2685
ISSN (Electronic)	2943-2677

Keywords

Rumi
Sufism
Spirituality
Persian poetry as a living tradition
Persian Poetry
Islamic philosophy
hagiography
reception history

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The Oldest Account of Rūmī’s Life: The Verse Hagiography of Rūmī’s Son Sulṭān Valad. / Seyed-Gohrab, Asghar.
Dancing before God’s Beauty: Exploring Rūmī’s Poetic Universe, Mystical Philosophy and Reception History. ed. / Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2025. p. 35-81 (Sufism Studies; Vol. 4).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

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