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Correspondence between Aziz Atiya and T. Cuyler Young and others, dated 1957-1966
No full textCorrespondence between Aziz Atiya and T. Cuyler Young and others, dated 1957-1966. Record contains 17 pages that pertain to university administration, semeinars, housing, and Atiya\u27s prospective visiting professorship position at Princeton1. One-page handwritten letter, May 18, 1957, from Atiya to Young. 2. One-page handwritten letter, undated, from Bigelow to Atiya, re. Atiya\u27s manuscript. 3. One-page handwritten letter, undated, from Atiya to Bigelow, re. a chapter in Atiya\u27s ms. 4. One-page typed letter, Apr. 28, 1957, from Young to Atiya, re. negotiations for Atiya\u27s visiting professorship. 5. One-page typed memorandum, Feb. 16, 1958, from Atiya regarding requirements for a candidate. 6. One-page handwritten letter, Nov. 21, 1958, from H. Raffatz [?] to Atiya, inviting Atiya to visit him in Persia. 7. One-page typed letter, Apr. 5, 1957, from Young to Atiya, re. Atiya coming to Princeton the following year. 8. One-page handwritten letter, Apr. 7, 1957, from Hitti to Atiya. Hitti is enthusiastic about the prospect of Atiya\u27s coming to Princeton. 9. One-page typed letter, May 23, 1957, from Young to Atiya, requesting Atiya\u27s CV. 10. One-page typed letter, May 7, 1957, from Young to Atiya. 11. One-p
Correspondence between Aziz Atiya and T. Cuyler Young, dated May and June 1957
No full text1. Memo from Princeton Univ. informing Atiya he has been appointed visiting professor. Dated June 17, 1957. 2. One-page typed letter, May 24, 1957, from Atiya to Young, re. sending Young Atiya\u27s CV. 3. One page typed letter, June 12, 1957, from Young to Atiya, re. housing arrangements and expenses. 4. One-page typed letter, June 4, 1957, re. Atiya\u27s appointment as visiting professor at Princeton
Correspondence between Aziz Atiya and T. Cuyler Young, dated March and April 1957
No full text1. One-page typed letter, Mar. 8, 1957, from Young to Atiya, re. microfilming archives in Egypt. 2. One-page typed letter, Apr. 3, 1957, from Atiya to Young, in response to the above
Letter to Mrs. T. Cuyler Young
No full textTwo-page handwritten letter, undated and unsigned, probably written by Aziz Atiya, referring to the fact that the Atiyas will be staying in the Youngs\u27 home while the Youngs\u27 are away, and asking for advice re. the appliances and other matters. Possibly a draft, with many cross-out
0480_023_006_Wendell_philips_Stapled_Set_24
No full textLetters from 1966 to 1968 between Aziz S. Atiya, James C. Fletcher and Wendell Phillips. Record contains 7 pages of letters regarding family matters, travel plans, new publications, and other matters1. One-page typewritten letter dated 29 November 1966 from Dr. Aziz S. Atiya, Director of Center for Language and Intercultural Studies at the University of Utah, to Dr. James C. Fletcher, President, University of Utah. 2. First page of two-page typewritten letter dated 21 November 1966 from Wendell Phillips, Economic Advisor and Representative for His Majesty Sultan Said bin Taimur (King of Oman), to Dr. Aziz S. Atiya, Director of Center for Language and Intercultural Studies at the University of Utah. 3. Second page of two-page typewritten letter dated 21 November 1966 from Wendell Phillips, Economic Advisor and Representative for His Majesty Sultan Said bin Taimur (King of Oman), to Dr. Aziz S. Atiya, Director of Center for Language and Intercultural Studies at the University of Utah. 4. First page of two-page typewritten letter dated 8 September 1967 to Wendell Phillips in Honolulu, Hawaii, from Dr. Aziz S. Atiya, Director of Center for Language and Intercultural Studies at t
0480_018_004_Acquisitions_1960-1979_Stapled_Set_12
No full textCorrespondences between Dr. Aziz Atiya and associates dated from 1966-1967 concerning transfer of Middle East Collection to new Library. Contains 12 documents within 14 pages. There are three handwritten folio descriptions, four letters regarding the transfer of the Middle East to the new library with particular mention of Crusades materials, and several other letters regarding rare books and collections acquisitionsCorrespondences between Dr. Aziz Atiya and associates dated from 1966-1967 concerning transfer of Middle East Collection to new Library. Contains 12 documents within 14 pages. Document 1: Handwritten folio sample and description copied from Latin manuscript dated 1688, created in Leiden by Joan and Petri Arnaud. Note at top says "Goes with Dr. Atiya to New York." Document 2: Handwritten folio description copied from Latin manuscript titled In Isaiam Phophetam Commentarii II. Note at bottom says "Published by Sebastian Cramo, Paris 1621." Doc. 3: Handwritten folio description of "R.P. Josephi Mansi Congragationis Oratorii Romani Presbyteri...", published in 1735, Venice. Doc. 4: Letter dated 24 Nov. 1967 to Dr. Atiya from director Ralph Thomson concerning the moving of the Middle East Collection to the new Library. Doc. 5: Letter dated 14 Nov. 1967 from Ralph Thomson to David E. Miller regarding deposion of Crusades materials into the Middle East Collection. Doc. 6: Letter dated 5 Oct
Atiya (Aziz T.) A History of Eastern Christianity
No full textMeslin Michel. Atiya (Aziz T.) A History of Eastern Christianity. In: Archives de sociologie des religions, n°29, 1970. p. 186
0480_018_007_Library_Exchanges_Stapled_Set_12
No full textLetter dated 16 November 1967 from Aziz S. Atiya to Alfred H. Lane with enclosed list of Arabic duplicates. Record contains 13 pages1. One-page typewritten letter dated 16 November 1967 from Dr. Aziz S. Atiya, Director of Center for Language and Intercultural Studies at the University of Utah, to Alfred H. Lane, Supervisor of Gifts and Exchange Division at Columbia University Libraries, regarding an enclosed list of Arabic duplicates. 2. Page 10 of 12 typewritten document titled, "List of Arabic Duplicates" by the Middle East Center, University of Utah." 3. Page 11 of 12 typewritten document titled, "List of Arabic Duplicates" by the Middle East Center, University of Utah." 4. Page 12 of 12 typewritten document titled, "List of Arabic Duplicates" by the Middle East Center, University of Utah." 5. Page 1 of 12 typewritten document titled, "List of Arabic Duplicates" by the Middle East Center, University of Utah." 6. Page 2 of 12 typewritten document titled, "List of Arabic Duplicates" by the Middle East Center, University of Utah." 7. Page 3 of 12 typewritten document titled, "List of Arabic Duplicates" by t
Nothing but the truth: the Sufi testament of 'Aziz Nasafi
No full text`Aziz Nasafi is among the most important Islamic mystics of the medieval period. His achievement was to integrate various ideas, including those of Ibn `Arabi and Najm
al-Din Kubrä into a coherent whole, providing Persian speaking Sufis with an introduction to the speculative and practical dimensions of Sufism.
This thesis is an attempt to present Nasafi's main teachings. After introducing his life, times and works, the second chapter focuses upon ontology. This is the spine of
Nasafi's treatises and it is based upon the Sufi interpretation of God's incomparability and similarity (tanzih wa tashbih) and His infinite self-disclosure which occurs within a form processed by the imagination. The second chapter investigates the different forms
of knowledge available to Sufis, which includes sense perception, reason and mystical knowledge. Nasafi's presentation depicts all three in a hierarchical structure with Sufi knowledge at the pinnacle. Having discussed the theoretical nature of Sufism, chapter four deals with the practical element of Sufism and how it is able to contribute to felicity in this life. Having followed the Sufi path, it is possible that a wayfarer may experience
unity with God. This is examined in chapter five, and Nasafi's description is compared with that of other Sufis in an attempt to show his "orthodox" position within Sufism. It is also argued that modern models of mystical experience do not fit Nasafi's depiction of tashbih-tanzih, and that one also needs to re-think the idea of perennial philosophy. Finally, the perfection of man is considered through examining the relationship between Prophecy and Friendship of God. Sufis interpreted Friendship as the interior element of Prophecy and were able to offer new insights to Islamic doctrine
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