Elementos de identidade
Código de referência
Nome e localização da entidade custodiadora
Nível de descrição
Título
Data(s)
- 1959-1968, 1990-1999 (Produção)
Dimensão
3 folders, 70 items, 143 pages
Nome do produtor
História biográfica
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.
Elementos de conteúdo e estrutura
Âmbito e conteúdo
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.
Sistema de arranjo
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.
Condições de acesso e uso dos elementos
Condições de acesso
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
Acesso técnico
Condiçoes de reprodução
Idiomas do material
Escrita do material
Notas ao idioma e script
Instrumentos de descrição
Elementos de aquisição e avaliação
História custodial
Fonte imediata de aquisição
Informações de avaliação, seleção e eliminação
Incorporações
Elementos de materiais relacionados
Existência e localização de originais
Existência e localização de cópias
Material arquivístico relacionado
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.