Identity elements
Reference code
US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-076-#13
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
1961-05-13 (#02), other Aziz, 'Like a jeweled peacock he stirs all over / With fireflies. He takes his pleasure in'
Date(s)
- 1961 May 13 (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Includes a non-correspondence item enclosed with correspondence or such an item filed with correspondence.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Living in Karachi, Pakistan, Abdul Aziz can be attributed with sparking Merton's first interest in Sufism, an interest later shared with his novices at Gethsemani. Beginning their correspondence in late 1960, Merton and Aziz would exchange books and… Read more
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
First lines: "Like a jeweled peacock he stirs all over / With fireflies. He takes his pleasure in / Lights. He is"... Contents index: poem attached to 1961/05/13 letter "THE MOSLEMS' ANGEL OF DEATH / (Algeria 1961)".
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Languages of the material
- English
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Immediate source of acquisition
The donor or source was: Shannon, William H.
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Alternative identifier(s)
Senders and recipients—
to Thomas Merton from: Aziz, Abdul