Elemente 'Identifikation'
Signatur
Name und Standort des Archivs
Erschließungsstufe
Titel
Datum/Laufzeit
- 1959-1968, 1990-1999 (Anlage)
Umfang
3 folders, 70 items, 143 pages
Name des Bestandsbildners
Biographische Angaben
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.
Elemente Inhalt und innere Ordnung
Eingrenzung und Inhalt
This is a large and important cache of letters that sparked Merton's interest in Sufism. Included are original signed letters by Aziz, and carbon copies or photocopies of letters by Merton. Only Merton's side of the correspondence has yet been fully published and can be found in <i>The Hidden Ground of Love</i>. Selection from Aziz's side of the correspondence can be found in <i>Merton and Sufism</i>. Also in this group of records can be found correspondence between the Merton Center and Nicholas Heer in regards to obtaining some correspondence between Heer and Aziz. This correspondence dating from 1959 through 1962 is included in this collection.
Ordnung und Klassifikation
Arrangement is chronological, except correspondence between Aziz and Nicholas Heer to be found at the end of the sequence. Records are not divided into Series.
Elemente Zugangs- und Benutzungsbedingungen
Benutzungsbedingungen
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
Technischer Zugang
Reproduktionsbedingungen
In der Verzeichnungseinheit enthaltene Sprachen
Schriften in den Unterlagen
Anmerkungen zu Sprache und Schrift
Findmittel
Übernahme- und Bewertungselemente
Bestandsgeschichte
Abgebende Stelle
Informationen zu Bewertung, Vernichtung und Terminierung
Zuwächse
Elemente "Sachverwandte Unterlagen"
Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Originalen
Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Kopien
Verwandte Verzeichnungseinheiten
See also Cold War Letters #67 and other correspondence from Merton to Aziz published in «The Hidden Ground of Love» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A26858207›), pp. 43-67; see also some selections of letters from Aziz in «Merton and Sufism» (‹https://bellarmine.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no%3A43724535›; and see also the "Basetti-Sani, Giulio" and the "Massignon, Louis" files.