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The Passion of al-Hallāj Mystic and Martyr of Islam, Volume 1: The Life of al-Hallāj
Louis Massignon
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Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations to Volume 1 (page xvii)
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Foreword to the English Edition, by Herbert Mason (page xix)
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Note on Transliteration (page xliv)
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Foreword to the New Edition (page xlv)
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1921 Foreword (page l)
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1914 Foreword (page li)
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Preface to the New Edition (page liv)
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CHAPTER 1 BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE (page 3)
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Prologue
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Chronological Tableau of Hallāj's Life and Posthumous Survival (page 18)
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The Contemporary Hallājian Sources (page 51)
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CHAPTER II THE YEARS OF APPRENTICESHIP: HIS TEACHERS AND FRIENDS (page 53)
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Native Milieu
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The Cultural Milieu of Basra (page 66)
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Anecdotes From His Years of Apprenticeship: His Hajj (Ghutha) (page 98)
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CHAPTER III TRAVELS AND APOSTOLATE (page 135)
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His Modes of Travel: His Dress, His Itineraries, His Stopping Places
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The Two Periods of Public Preaching in Ahwaz (272-273 and 279-281) (page 140)
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The Other Regions Traveled Through (page 162)
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The Social Expression of Hallāj's Vocation, and His Contacts With the Cultural Renaissance of His Time (page 189)
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The Last Hajj of Hallāj and the Waafa of 'Arafat (page 219)
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CHAPTER IV IN BAGHDAD: ZEALOUS PREACHING AND POLITICAL INDICTMENT (page 224)
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Baghdad
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Public Preaching in Baghdad (page 271)
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Political Indictment: The Da'wat Iā'l-Rūbubīya, Usurpation of the Supreme Power of God (page 295)
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The Political Repercussion of the Hallājian Preaching and the Years 288-296 (page 330)
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CHAPTER V THE INDICTMENT, THE COURT OF JUSTICE, AND THE ACTORS IN THE DRAMA (page 338)
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The Indictment and Ibn Dāwūd's Initiative
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The Definition of Zandaqa, a Heresy Threatening the Security of the State (page 378)
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The Sovereign Authority and its Delegation to a Court pf Justice; The Court of Justice, its Powers and Jurisdiction (page 386)
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CHAPTER VI THE TRIALS (page 454)
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A Critical Note About the Historical Sources for the Trials
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The First Trial (298/910 to 301/913) (page 465)
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The Eight Years of Waiting (page 476)
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The Second Trial (308/921 to 309/922) (page 490)
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The Denouement and the Judgment of Condemnation (page 532)
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CHAPTER VII THE MARTYRDOM (page 560)
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The Peripeteias of the Execution
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The Early Synthetic Accounts and Isolated Events (page 580)
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The Sequence of Events and Isolated Sayings that Fostered the Legend (page 589)
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The Repercussions of the Execution on Morale (page 626)
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Published: 1982
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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