Testimonies and Reflections: Essays of Louis MassignonTranslated from the French, these selections of Massignon are the shorter studies by the author of The Passion of al-Hallaj, his investigation into the thought of the Islamic mystic. No index. No bibliography. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
Contents
An Entire Life with a Brother Who Set | 21 |
My Entry into Jerusalem with Lawrence in 1917 | 32 |
Response to an Inquiry | 39 |
Copyright | |
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