The Passion of Hallaj: Mystic and Martyr of Islam

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Title

The Passion of Hallaj: Mystic and Martyr of Islam

Subject

Ḥallāj, al-Ḥusayn ibn Manṣūr, 858 or 859-922
Sufis -- Biography
Sufism

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. -- Back cover.

Creator

Louis Massignon

Source

Abridgment of the English translation, c1982.
Translation of: La passion de Husayn Ibn Mansûr Hallâj.

Publisher

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press

Contributor

Translated, abridged, and edited by Herbert Mason

Relation

Series: Bollingen series ; 98.

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Original Format

Book

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Citation

Louis Massignon, “The Passion of Hallaj: Mystic and Martyr of Islam,” Humanities Hub, accessed October 5, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/593.