The Passion of Al-Hallaj, Mystic and Martyr of Islam, Volume 1: The Life of Al-Hallaj

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Passion of Al-Hallaj, Mystic and Martyr of Islam, Volume 1: The Life of Al-Hallaj
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Louis Massignon
Translated by Herbert Mason
SeriesBollingen Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:334
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreIslam
Religious and spiritual leaders
ISBN/Barcode 9780691610832
ClassificationsDewey:297.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 6 August 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

Volume 1 of 4. Encompassing the whole milieu of early Islamic civilization, this major work of Western orientalism explores the meaning of the life and teaching of the tenth-century mystic and martyr, al-Hallaj. With profound spiritual insight and transcultural sympathy, Massignon, an Islamicist and scholar of religion, penetrates Islamic mysticism