The Triumphal Sun: A Study of the Works of Jalaloddin Rumi Book

	Foreword
	Preface
I	The Outward Setting	1
	The Historical Background	3
	Biographical Notes	12
	Poetic Tradition, Inspiration, and Form	37
II	Rumi's Imagery	59
	The Sun	61
	The Imagery of Water	75
	The Symbolism of Gardens	82
	Imagery Inspired by Animals	93
	Children in Rumi's Imagery	124
	Imagery from Daily life	131
	The Imagery of Food in Rumi's Poetry	138
	Imagery connected with Diseases	153
	Weaving and Sewing	157
	Divine Calligraphy	162
	Pastimes of the Great	169
	Koranic Imagery	173
	Imagery taken from History and Geography	184
	Imagery taken from Sufi History	198
	The Imagery of Music and Dance	210
III	Rumi's Theology	223
	God and His Creation	225
	Man and his position in Rumi's Work	247
	Mowlana's Prophetology	280
	The Spiritual Ladder	289
	The Story of the Chickpeas	320
	The Idea of Love in Rumi's Work	332
	The Problem of Prayer in Jalaloddin's Work	352
IV	Mowlana Jalaloddin's Influence in East and West	367
	Notes	397
	Bibliography	481
	Index of Proper Names	493
	Index of images and technical terms	501
	Index of Koranic quotations and Prophetic Traditions	511