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100 1  Kanji Ruhl, Steve,|eauthor. 
245 10 Enlightened contemporaries :|bFrancis, Dōgen, & Rūmī : 
       three great mystics of the thirteenth century and why they
       matter today /|cSteve Kanji Ruhl. 
264  1 Rhinebeck, New York :|bMonkfish Book Publishing Company,
       |c[2020] 
300    xv, 166 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-166). 
520    "Enlightened Contemporaries is the first book to compare 
       the lives and teachings of three of the world's most 
       admired spiritual masters: Francis of Assisi, the 
       Christian saint; Dogen, the great Zen Buddhist teacher; 
       and Rumi, the Islamic Sufi master. They lived during the 
       same turbulent century. They integrated mystical 
       experiences of the sacred into their lives, and they can 
       inspire us to do the same. Enlightened Contemporaries 
       combines robust scholarship with brisk, engaging, lyrical 
       prose. Offering a thorough introduction for the general 
       reader as well as specialists, it will appeal to those who
       enjoy an interfaith approach to spiritual exploration, one
       that links Christian, Buddhist, and Islamic mystical 
       teachings within a vibrant historical context and shows 
       how they not only complement each other but remain 
       profoundly relevant in the twenty-first century. Bringing 
       Saint Francis, Dogen, and Rumi vividly to life as complex 
       and compelling human beings, Enlightened Contemporaries 
       lucidly explains their spiritual paths, explores the 
       dynamic age in which these three pioneering teachers 
       struggled and triumphed, and investigates their remarkable
       poetry. It also deftly examines how Francis, Dogen, and 
       Rumi engaged the world in the context of five shared 
       themes: spiritual love, nature, the body, the role of 
       women, and balancing retreat from society with active 
       involvement. By interweaving the spiritual lives of these 
       Christian, Buddhist, and Muslim teachers, Enlightened 
       Contemporaries will help readers enhance their own lives 
       and find new paths of spiritual understanding. "--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 00 Francis,|cof Assisi, Saint,|d1182-1226. 
600 00 Dōgen,|d1200-1253. 
600 00 Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī,|cMaulana,|d1207-1273. 
600 07 Dōgen,|d1200-1253.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00036185 
600 07 Francis,|cof Assisi, Saint,|d1182-1226.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00029126 
600 07 Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī,|cMaulana,|d1207-1273.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00073511 
650  0 Mysticism|vComparative studies. 
650  0 Spiritual life|vComparative studies. 
650  0 Mystics|vBiography. 
650  7 Mysticism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01031629 
650  7 Mystics.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01031671 
650  7 Spiritual life.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01130100 
655  7 Biographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919896 
655  7 Comparative studies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423767 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aKanji Ruhl, Steve.|tEnlightened 
       contemporaries|dRhinebeck , New York : Monkfish Book 
       Publishing Company, [2020]|z9781948626149|w(DLC)  
       2020000402 
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