Description
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.
From reviews of the four-volume translation:Author: Louis Massignon
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 07/25/1994
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.18w x 0.83d
ISBN13: 9780691019192
ISBN10: 0691019193
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Islam | Sufi
- Biography & Autobiography | General
About the Author
Herbert Mason is University Professor of History and Religion at Boston University.