Identitetselement
Referenskod
Namn och placering på arkivinstitutionen
Beskrivningsnivå
Titel
Datum
- 1966 January 26 (Skapande)
Omfång
2 page(s); Typed signed letter with holograph (handwritten) annotations.
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: "As I read in the article about you in 'Laurels' that you saw the light of the day on 31st Jan. 1915,"... Contents index: happy 51st birthday / suggestions about diet and thoughts on Merton's austere diet / Islam and images of God - idolatry / Syed Idrees Shah / Al-Junayd / Ali Hassan Abdul Qadir and patriotic nationalism / Neo-Platonic influences on Sufism / Malik Barkat Ali / nature of good and evil in Chuang Tzu / Dr. John Wu.
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Materialets språk
- engelska