Background
Mason, Herbert Warren was born on April 20, 1932 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Herbert Warren and Mildred Jane (Noyes) Mason.
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The Death of al-Hallaj: A Dramatic Narrative
( Although not widely known in the Western world, al-Hall...)
Although not widely known in the Western world, al-Hallaj is one of the great figures in the history of the Muslim religion. Martyred in 922 by the government for his teachings, Hallaj has lived on through the centuries in the legends and memories of Muslims the world over. In this dramatic narrative of the last days of al-Hallaj, Herbert Mason has distilled the essence of Hallaj in moving, beautifully drawn scenes.
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Al-Hallaj (Routledge Sufi Series)
(The life and teachings of Islam's most dramatic and contr...)
The life and teachings of Islam's most dramatic and controversial mystic, Husayn ibn Mansur, better known as Al-Hallaj (the reader of hearts).
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Passion of al-Hallaj. Mystic and Martyr of Islam. Volume 3 The Teaching of al-Hallaj. (Bollingen Series XCVIII)
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Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative
( Herbert Mason's best-selling Gilgamesh is the most wide...)
Herbert Mason's best-selling Gilgamesh is the most widely read and enduring interpretation of this ancient Babylonian epic. One of the oldest and most universal stories known in literature, the epic of Gilgamesh presents the grand, timeless themes of love and death, loss and reparations within the stirring tale of a hero-king and his doomed friend. A finalist for the National Book Award, Mason's retelling is at once a triumph of scholarship, a masterpiece of style, and a labor of love that grew out of the poet's long affinity with the original.
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A Legend of Alexander and The Merchant and the Parrot by Herbert Mason (1988-09-30)
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Herbert Warren Mason
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Education
AB, Harvard University, 1955; AM, Harvard University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1969.
Career
English teacher, American School Paris, 1959-1960; assistant professor, St. Joseph's College, Gorham, Maine., 1960-1962; visiting lecturer, Simmons College, Boston, 1962-1963; visiting lecturer in Islamic History, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1965-1966; teaching fellow in English, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962-1966; teaching fellow in Islamic History, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1967; translator, Bollingen Foundation, New York City, 1968-1972; professor History and Religion, Boston University, since 1972.
Works
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Al-Hallaj (Routledge Sufi Series)
(The life and teachings of Islam's most dramatic and contr...)
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The Death of al-Hallaj: A Dramatic Narrative
( Although not widely known in the Western world, al-Hall...)
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Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative
( Herbert Mason's best-selling Gilgamesh is the most wide...)
- Passion of al-Hallaj. Mystic and Martyr of Islam. Volume 4 Bibliography and Index. (Bollingen Series XCVIII)
- Passion of al-Hallaj. Mystic and Martyr of Islam. Volume 3 The Teaching of al-Hallaj. (Bollingen Series XCVIII)
- A Legend of Alexander and The Merchant and the Parrot by Herbert Mason (1988-09-30)
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Al-Hallaj (Routledge Sufi Series)
Membership
Secretary Inter-racial Riverside Association, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1967. TrusteeBd. Charity of Edward Hopkins, Boston Athenaeum. Fellow Society for Values in Higher Education.
Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association (board directors Delos chapter), Medieval Academy American, American Oriental Society, American Academy Religion, Mark Twain Society, Institute International des Recherches Louis Massignon in Paris (director education, vice president), American Academy Poetry, Japan Poetry Museum (Iwate-Ken).
Connections
Married Jeanine Young, June25, 1982. Children from previous marriage: Cathleen, Paul, Sarah.
