1961-05-13 (#02), other Aziz, 'Like a jeweled peacock he stirs all over / With fireflies. He takes his pleasure in'

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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-076-#13

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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.

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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 andRead more

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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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  • English

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Immediate source of acquisition

The donor or source was: Shannon, William H.

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to Thomas Merton from: Aziz, Abdul