Perfume of the Desert

by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut

In this text, poet and mystic Andrew Harvey teams with photographer Eryk Hanut to bring the esoteric world of Sufism to life. Harvey's translations of Rumi, Kabir, and Rabia are paired with a compilation of Sufi stories, sayings, folk tales and jests.

"Here is a book on Sufism that conveys the love and passion that belongs to this path.  Andrew Harvey speaks with the language of lovers, and his book carries the invisible perfume for which the soul longs".

Renowned for his inspiring interpretations of world spiritual traditions, celebrated modern mystic Andrew Harvey teams with photographer Eryk Hanut to create a stunning book of reading drawn from Sufi mysticism. Teaching stories, prophetic sayings, folk tales and jests, and Harvey's breathtaking translations of the ecstatic poetry of Rumi, Kabir, and others make this little book an inspirational and artistic treasure.

Reviews:

"Mystic revolutionary Andrew Harvey has created an exquisite map for all seekers who wander the wilderness of the heart. His passionate renderings, along with Eryk Hanut's haunting visual meditations, are tracks in a desert that seduce us deep into the interior of Sufism. I love this book." - Gabrielle Roth, author of Sweat Your Prayers and Maps to Ecstasy

"Here is a book on Sufism that conveys the love and passion that belongs to this path. Andrew Harvey speaks with the language of lovers, and his book carries the invisible perfume for which the soul longs." - Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, author of Sufism: The Transformation of the Heart

"Blindingly beautiful! Andrew Harvey inspires what the world needs more than anything else - mystical love." - Mary Ford-Grabowsky, Ph.D., author of Sacred Poems and Prayers of Love and Prayers for All People

"A loving, lyrical selection of Sufi voices." - James Fadiman, Ph.D., co-editor of Essential Sufism

"Some of the finest treasures from the literature of Sufism." - Robert Frager, Ph.D., co-editor of Essential Sufism and author of Heart, Self, and Soul: The Sufi Psychology of Growth, Balance and Harmony.