Identity elements
referentie code
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1965-1984 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1 folder(s), 28 item(s), 37 page(s)
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Abdol Reza Arasteh was born in Shiraz, Iran, in 1927. He had studied both Eastern and Western psychology and seemed to bridge Merton's earlier interest in psychology with his later interest in Sufism, Zen and other eastern traditions. He lived a number of years in the United States and became a citizen in 1976. (Source: «The Hidden Ground of Love», p. 40-41.)
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
Merton and Arasteh trade books and essays. They discuss psychology, Sufism, Zen, Chuang Tzu, mysticism, Rumi, psychedelic drugs, etc. There are also letters by William H. Shannon who was approaching Arasteh about using his letters in <i>The Hidden Ground of Love</i>, and other letters dealing with permissions to use articles or chapters for a Merton memorial publication.
Ordeningstelsel
Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related archival materials
See also published letters from Merton to Arasteh in «The Hidden Ground of Love» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A26858207›); and contributions to «Monks Pond» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A19629065›), p. 69.