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William M. Hutchins is a former professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. He is an award-winning translator, best known for his translation of the Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz. More about this author >
Translated from the Arabic. Ibn Arabi's Small Death is a sweeping and inventive work of historical fiction that chronicles the life of the great Sufi master and philosopher Ibn Arabi. Known in the West as "Rumi's teacher," he was a poet and mystic who proclaimed that love was his religion. More about this book >
William M. Hutchins is a former professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. He is an award-winning translator, best known for his translation of the Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz.
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