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About the Author

A world authority who has spent more than 3(1 years studying al-Hallaj, the author assesses the mystic's place in the traditional calling that he represents, and presents his conclusions in a single accessible volume designed for the general reader of religious traditions and philosophies. Herbert W. Mason is Professor of History and Religion at Boston University. He was for some years a student of Louis Nlassignon, and translated his 4 volume study The Passion of al-Hallaj into English. He is also the author of the play, The Death of al-Hallaj.