The Death of Al-Hallaj - Couverture rigide

Mason, Herbert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0268008426 ISBN 13 : 9780268008420

Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 1979

Synopsis

Although not widely known in the Western world, al-Hallaj is one of the great figures in the history of the Muslim religion. Martyred in 922 by the government for his teachings, al-Hallaj has lived on through the centuries in the legends and memories of Muslims the world over. The reader who meets al-Hallaj for the first time in this book will be impressed by the striking similarities he shares with Jesus Christ, Socrates, and the Jewish Hasidic masters. Al-Hallaj is a man so caught up in God's love that he speaks with the wisdom of a mystic. Yet he is worldly and down-to-earth in his affection, his wit, and his joy. In this dramatic narrative of the last days of al-Hallaj, Herbert Mason has distilled the essence of al-Hallaj in moving, beautifully drawn scenes with his son, his protectress, and a devoted disciple. The timeless confrontation between freedom and political expediency, between faith and fatalism, ends here in love that is stronger than death. So finely has Mason presented al-Hallaj that the fire of his love reaches across the centuries to glow again on these pages. This is a book to read, and to re-read.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Herbert Mason (1932-2017) was professor emeritus of religion and William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of History and Religious Thought at Boston University and previous President of the Association des Amis de Louis Massignon, Paris. Over the course of his career, Herbert Mason has translated many of Massignon's works from French to English.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date d'édition: 1979
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0268008426
• ISBN 13: 9780268008420
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 104
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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