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Available
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Collection
Publication
Penguin Books (1974), 185 pages
Description
Mikhail Naimy's timeless classic, an allegory often compared to the works of his friend Khalil Gibran, presents the teachings of Mirdad, abbott of a monastery that stands where Noah's Ark came to rest after the Flood.
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In the style familiar to readers of Kahlil Gibran, Naimy minutely examines a path of no-ego, at the same time proposing there may be spiritual person(s) who exemplify this path and the behavior of one of those persons.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
185 p.; 6.9 inches
ISBN
014003286X / 9780140032864
Local notes
NWC. Written by Lebanese author Mikhail Naima was originally written in English in 1948 and later translated into Arabic. It advances a religion with a new dogma or dogmas, including Sufism, and the thought of Leo Tolstoy. It is largely allegorical, calling for universal love, and criticizing materialism and empty religious rituals.
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