muslim saints and mystics: episodes from the tadhkirat al-auliya' ("memorial of the saints")
first edition, 1966. scarce.
classic medieval sufi hagiography of the early ascetics and mystics, with entries on rābiʿa al-ʿadawiyya, bāyazīd basṭāmī, junayd of baghdad, dhuʾl-nūn al-miṣrī, ibrāhīm ibn adham, al-shiblī, and al-hallāj. their lives, sayings, and miracle tales trace ascetic discipline, divine love, remembrance, and the doctrines of fanāʾ and baqāʾ, showing sufi teaching as it was shaped in anecdote and aphorism.
translated by a.j. arberry.
london: routledge & kegan paul. 287 pages. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover. bound in blue cloth-covered boards. book condition: owner's inscription to front free endpaper. near fine. jacket condition: light soiling to spine. mild shelf-wear. two small closed tears to rear panel. very good.
from the library of richard perlbinder. Item #1305
Price: $150.00
