What Osama bin Laden Did Not (Want to) Know: Manly Palmer Hall, Islam, and Conspiracism
A copy of The Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928) by Manly Palmer Hall (1901-1990) was listed among the books possessed by Osama bin Laden (1957-2011) in his last lodgings. The prolific Canadian-born, US-American author advanced a positive interpretation of Islam within an esotericist worldview. By...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Journal of religious history
Year: 2020, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-70 |
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Ibn-Lādin, Usāma 1957-2011
/ Hall, Manly P. 1901-1990, Encyclopedic outline of Masonic, Hermetic, qabbalistic and Rosicrucian symbolical philosophy
/ Esotericism
/ Islam
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BJ Islam KBQ North America |
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| Summary: | A copy of The Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928) by Manly Palmer Hall (1901-1990) was listed among the books possessed by Osama bin Laden (1957-2011) in his last lodgings. The prolific Canadian-born, US-American author advanced a positive interpretation of Islam within an esotericist worldview. By meticulously scrutinising primary sources, this article aims at mapping his conception of Islam and understanding its role within Hall's interpretation of history. Furthermore, drawing upon scholarly discussions of conspiracism, as well as on examinations of bin Laden's figure and messages, this article assesses whether Hall can be described as a conspiracist author and whether his interpretation of history and Islam could have fascinated the founder of Al Qaeda. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9809 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12648 |