Divine Deviants is a comparative study of the Persian Sufi poet Jalal al-Din Rumi (1212-1273)
and the English Metaphysical poet John Donne (1572-1631). By focusing on the two schools of
thought to which these poets belong as well as their individual poetic worldviews and styles
this book elucidates the different dimensions of the shared philosophy governing their
poetry.Bridging linguistic cultural religious and philosophical barriers Divine Deviants
carefully illustrates that in the works of both Rumi and Donne love symbolizes Beatific Vision
and Truth. More generally this book highlights the bonds between religion mysticism and
literature and thus examines not only the interdependent issues in these disciplines but also
the invisible and yet profound closeness that exists in the representative works of the two
literary and religious traditions.
