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Reference code
Name and location of repository
Nivelul descrierii
Titlu
Date(s)
- 1965-1984 (Creation)
Extent
1 folder, 28 items, 37 pages
Name of creator
Biographical history
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… Read more
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Domeniul de aplicare și conținut
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 «The Hidden Ground… Read more
System of arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
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Related materials elements
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.