Badaliya
Preface Du Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran
Louis Massignon - Collection Patrimoines
Résumé
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In Arabic, 'badaliya' means "substitution, changing places with a soldier chosen by chance". The word refers to the act of putting oneself in another's place, giving one's life for another. For Louis Massignon (1883-1962), this sacrificing of the self for a brother in Islam was the ideal of his entire life. After rediscovering his Christian faith in the Middle East during a study trip to Bagdad, the renowned orientalist inspired, in 1947, an international prayer association, the Badaliya, which he ran unremittingly until his death. Each of the fifteen annual letters and ninety-one monthly convocations of the Badaliya is an invitation to a veritable consecration. The dramatic circumstances of decolonization require a firm commitment in favour of "untroubled peace between Christians and Muslims", particularly in the East and North Africa. It is essential that a genuine dialogue should at last begin, in respect of the word of honour given. The members of The Badaliya devote themselves to "prayer, charity and personal sanctification with a view to bearing witness". These precious documents recount fifteen years of a remarkable spiritual adventure, like an incomparable diary inviting us not only follow the events and conflicts of the period, but also (and here lies the genius of Massignon) to become initiated to a mystical reading of history. With a long introduction presenting the genesis of the project, beginning in 1912, and many personal accounts, they help us to appreciate the fecundity of this "Badaliya sprit". No other text has explored the very heart of the spirituality and combats of Louis Massignon, a man who, even today, remains a master for our times.
L'auteur - Louis Massignon
Louis Massignon (1883-1962) est le plus grand orientaliste français du XXe siècle. Ses textes permettent de retrouver les figures essentielles de sa méditation et de ses combats : Charles de Foucauld, Gandhi, Hallâj, Jeanne d'Arc, Claudel... Témoin majeur de l'Empire colonial français, il fut aussi un homme engagé dans les luttes des peuples pour l'indépendance.
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Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Louis Massignon |
Collection | Patrimoines |
Parution | 05/01/2011 |
Nb. de pages | 395 |
Format | 14.7 x 23.5 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 545g |
EAN13 | 9782204092173 |
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