Death Of Al Hallaj: Theology [Paperback]

Herbert Mason (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press (October 31, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0268008434
• ISBN-13: 978-0268008437
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,004,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Herbert Mason, writer, translator and university professor, is the author of 15 books, including the National Book Award finalist Gilgamesh, a Verse Narrative. He is the editor and translator of the noted French Islamicist Louis Massignon's magnum opus The Passion of al-Hallaj, 4 volumes, for the Bollingen Foundation's award winning translation series. His works include novels, poetry, and scholarly studies. He is Emeritus University Professor and William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of History and Religious Thought at Boston University.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An easy read. Nicely taken with Massignon's "Hallaj", February 24, 2006

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This review is from: Death Of Al Hallaj: Theology (Paperback)

This small book is a refreshing read that gives you some of Hallaj's ideas without having to sit down to a "meal" of dry scholastic material. This book does not have chronological life outlines or technical data, but it does show us a very digestable drama that brings us close to the man and his beliefs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and beautiful at times, March 24, 2011

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This review is from: Death Of Al Hallaj: Theology (Paperback)

I read this book for a class and enjoyed it. It definitely deserves a second read-through to grasp all the subtleties, at least for me as a student who had to rush through it.