Description: In 1244 a man wrapped in a coarse black coat entered Konya and so into the life of Islam's most celebrated poet and mystic: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. A wanderer and spiritual vagabond, Shams of Tabriz proceeded to wrestle with Rumi's soul. What he wanted from his protÃ(c)gÃ(c) was for him to embody a wilder, more robust spirituality that would enabl
Brief description: James Cowan is a distinguished poet and novelist. His bestselling titles include A Mapmaker's Dream and A Troubadour's Testament. His books have been published in the US, UK, Australia, Germany, France, Holland, Poland, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Croatia, Mauritius, Spain (Spanish and Catalan), Argentina, Brazil, Korea and Japan.