Herbert Mason (1932–2017)
Auteur van The Death of Al-Hallaj
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- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Mason, Herbert W.
- Geboortedatum
- 1932
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2017-01-01
- Graflocatie
- Auburn Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Delaware, Ohio, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Phillipston, Massachusetts, USA - Opleiding
- Harvard University (Ph.D.|Near Eastern Languages and Literature)
- Beroepen
- professor of history
poet
scholar
translator - Organisaties
- Boston University
Association des Amis Louis Massignon, Paris (President) - Korte biografie
- Herbert Mason was the William Goodwin Aurelio Professsor of History and Religious Thought at Boston University.
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Death of al-Hallaj, The: A Dramatic Narrative door Herbert Mason
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A history of the VFW, which was founded by veterans of the Spanish American War of 1898 and includes members from WWI up through the Persian Gulf. Women members mentioned on pages 113, 186, and 214.
A lowly BBC employee pulls a prank at the studio and finds himself transferred to an isolated island where he is to set up a weather station at a lighthouse. As if in a fantasy, a ship carrying a bevy of beautiful models is shipwrecked off the coast and the models wind up on the island. However, when the models begin disappearing, the "back-room boy" investigates and finds a sinister scheme involving spies and Nazi battleships. (fonte: imdb)
Summary:
In the book, "The Death of al-Hallaj," the author depicts Hallaj's last days with his loved ones, before his execution. The first to visit him is his son, Hamd. Hamd is the narrator in the story. It was Ibn Dawud who visited Hallaj the second time and entered the story. Ibn Duwad is the jurist and is portrayed as the antogonist by Hamd. Third to enter the story is Ibn Ata. Ibn Ata is Hallaj's friend and disciple. Last to enter the story is Shaghab. Shaghab is Caliph Muqtadir's mother, and a supporter of Hallaj. Throughout the book, Hallaj at times practices shath, or conversation with God.The book ends with his execution. Hallaj endured the long and gruesome torture of his death calmly and courageously.
Opinion:
The book, "The Death of al-Hallaj," is a great book to read and re-read again. I was surprised to how many similarities there were between Hallaj and Jesus Christ. Hallaj is enveloped in God's love and speaks with wisdom. I had not known anything about al-Hallaj until this book. I can tell he is not well known in the Western World. But he is considered one of the greatest figures in history of the Muslim religion. Hallaj's personality is witty and joyful, he is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in. Hallaj has lived on in the Muslim religion for thousands of years and will continue to do so.… (meer)
In the book, "The Death of al-Hallaj," the author depicts Hallaj's last days with his loved ones, before his execution. The first to visit him is his son, Hamd. Hamd is the narrator in the story. It was Ibn Dawud who visited Hallaj the second time and entered the story. Ibn Duwad is the jurist and is portrayed as the antogonist by Hamd. Third to enter the story is Ibn Ata. Ibn Ata is Hallaj's friend and disciple. Last to enter the story is Shaghab. Shaghab is Caliph Muqtadir's mother, and a supporter of Hallaj. Throughout the book, Hallaj at times practices shath, or conversation with God.The book ends with his execution. Hallaj endured the long and gruesome torture of his death calmly and courageously.
Opinion:
The book, "The Death of al-Hallaj," is a great book to read and re-read again. I was surprised to how many similarities there were between Hallaj and Jesus Christ. Hallaj is enveloped in God's love and speaks with wisdom. I had not known anything about al-Hallaj until this book. I can tell he is not well known in the Western World. But he is considered one of the greatest figures in history of the Muslim religion. Hallaj's personality is witty and joyful, he is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in. Hallaj has lived on in the Muslim religion for thousands of years and will continue to do so.… (meer)
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