Hallaj: Mystic and Martyr - Abridged Edition

By Louis Massignon

Abridged from the four-volume The Passion of al-Hallaj, one of the major works of Western orientalism, this book explores the life and teaching of a famous tenth-century Sufi mystic and martyr, and in so doing describes not only his experience but also the whole milieu of early Islamic civilization. Louis Massignon (1883-1962), France's most celebrated Islamic specialist in this century and a leading Catholic intellectual, wrote of a man who was for him a personal inspiration.

From reviews of the four-volume translation:

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691019193
• ISBN13: 9780691019192
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"