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Titel
Datum
- 1967 August 14 (Skapande)
Omfång
1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
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Biografiska anmärkningar
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
Innehåll och strukturelement
Omfattning och innehåll
First lines: "Thanks for your interesting letter of July 12. As you may imagine, I am having a hard time keeping"... Contents index: correspondence with Aldous Huxley and Gerald Heard about drugs / "you are right in saying that 'careful and occasional use' of psychedelics can be quite helpful." / Peyote as a way to "sacramentally" connect with Indians / latter day messianic cults.
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Materialets språk
- engelska