Autore |
Massignon, Louis, 1883-1962 |
Titolo Uniforme |
Passion de Husayn Ibn Mansûr Hallâj. Inglese |
Titolo |
The passion of al-Hallāj : mystic and martyr of Islam / Louis Massignon ; translated and edited by Herbert Mason. Libro |
Edizione |
Abridged ed. |
Pubblicazione |
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1994. |
Descrizione fisica |
xxxi, 292 p. : ill., c. geogr. ; 23 cm. |
Serie |
Bollingen series ; 98 |
Mythos |
Nota generale |
"Abridged from the four-volume "The Passion of al-Hallaj, " one of the major works of Western orientalism, this book explores the life and teaching of a famous tenth-century Sufi mystic and martyr, and in so doing describes not only his experience but also the whole milieu of early Islamic civilization. Louis Massignon (1883-1962), France's most celebrated Islamic specialist in this century and a leading Catholic intellectual, wrote of a man who was for him a personal inspiration." -- Quarta p. di cop. |
Contenuto |
Biographical outline -- The years of apprenticeship : his teachers and friends -- Travels and apostolate -- In Baghdad : the zealous preaching and political indictment -- The indictment, the court of justice and the actors in the drama -- The trials -- The martyrdom |
Soggetto |
Ḥallāj, al-Ḥusayn ibn Manṣūr, -- 858 o 859-922 |
Sufiti -- Biografie |
Mistici islamici -- Biografie |
Altri Autori |
Mason, Herbert, 1932- |
Serie |
Bollingen series 98 |
Mythos (Princeton University Press) |
Nuova Numerazione |
421488 |
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