[HN Gopher] The House of His Desires: The life and legacy of al-...
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       The House of His Desires: The life and legacy of al-Hallaj
        
       Author : drdee
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2022-10-31 20:09 UTC (2 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.laphamsquarterly.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.laphamsquarterly.org)
        
       | hd4 wrote:
       | Never thought I would see Al-Hallaj mentioned on HN. Even for a
       | Sufi, he's very... off the beaten path.
        
       | davesque wrote:
       | This is a fun book in this genre for anyone who's interested. It
       | has a section on Hallaj: https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Land-Sufis-
       | Mojdeh-Bayat/dp/1570...
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       | I randomly picked it off the shelf of my university library one
       | time when I was taking a religious studies class that touched on
       | mysticism. It's mostly just a collection of mythology and tales
       | about a collection of famous Sufis. Fun read.
        
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