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Referenskod
Namn och placering på arkivinstitutionen
Beskrivningsnivå
Titel
Datum
- 1963 December 19 (Skapande)
Omfång
2 page(s); Holograph (handwritten) signed letter.
Arkivbildare
Biografiska anmärkningar
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 ideas. Aziz was introduced to Merton's work through Louis Massignon, a mutual friend. An important insight from these letters is Merton's response to Aziz's request for a description of his prayer life.
Innehåll och strukturelement
Omfattning och innehåll
First lines: "I am grateful to you for your detailed reply but as you had kindly mentioned therein that you would"... Contents index: Merton's hospitalization / Martin Ling / 8 Sufi conditions for Khalwa / Khalwa's traditional duration of 40 days / Orientalist contact for English translations of Sufis / Dr. Nicholas Heer of Yale - translator / requests Butler's «Lives of the Saints».
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Materialets språk
- engelska