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Name and location of repository
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Titel
Datum(s)
- 1957 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
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Naam van de archiefvormer
Institutionele geschiedenis
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
Content described at the Subseries level. Silence in Heaven [Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire (Saint-Léger-Vauban, France)] / text by Thomas Merton, with 90 photos, and many texts from religious writings selected and arranged by the monks of La Pierre-qui-Vire; and translated by Phyllis Cummins.