Identitetselement
Referenskod
Namn och placering på arkivinstitutionen
Beskrivningsnivå
Titel
Datum
- 1959-1968, 1990-1999 (Skapande)
Omfång
3 folders, 70 items, 143 pages
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
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 «The Hidden Ground of Love». Selection from Aziz's side of the correspondence can be found in «Merton and Sufism». 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.
Uppordningssystem
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.
Element för villkor för tillgång och användning
Villkor för åtkomst
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
Teknisk åtkomst
Villkor för reproduktion
Materialets språk
Materialskript
Språk och skriptananmärkningar
Sökhjälpsmedel
Skapat sökhjälpmedel
Förvärvs- och bevarande- och gallringselement
Förvaringshistorik
Källa för förvärv
Information rörande bevarande- och gallringsvärdering samt schemaläggning
Periodiseringar
Relaterade materialelement
Existens och placering av original
Existensen och placering av kopior
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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.