"A
wonderful collection . . . useful for cultural and religious understanding,
spiritual growth, and literary enjoyment."—Library
Journal
"In
short, the brilliance of these Persian teachers is exposed by the authors of
this superb text."—Publishers
Weekly
"I
have been hungry for this book, these wonderful stories of Hallaj, Attar, Rumi!
Bayat and Jamnia have done a wonderful job."—Coleman Barks, author of
Open
Secrets: Versions of Rumi
"These
lovely stories, culled from Persian sources, will certainly open a way for
Western readers into the wide and colorful world of Sufism."—Annemarie
Schimmel, author of
Mystical
Dimensions of Islam
