William S. Burroughs vs. the Qur'an William S. Burroughs versus the Qur'an William S. Burroughs vs. the Koran Knight, Michael Muhammad creator author. text biography Criticism, interpretation, etc. cau 2012 monographic eng print 276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm "When Michael Muhammad Knight sets out to write the definitive biography of his "Anarcho-Sufi" hero and mentor, writer Peter Lamborn Wilson (aka Hakim Bey), he makes a startling discovery about Wilson that changes everything. At the same time that he grows disillusioned with his idol, Knight finds that his own books have led American Muslim youths to make a countercultural idol of him, placing Knight on the same pedestal that he had given Wilson. In an effort to forge his own path, Knight pledges himself to an Iranian Sufi order that Wilson had almost joined, attempts to write the Great American Queer Islamo-Futurist Novel, and even creates his own mosque in the wilderness of West Virginia. He also employs the "cut-up" writing method of Bey's friend, the late William S. Burroughs, to the Qur'an, subjecting Islam's holiest scripture to literary experimentation. William S. Burroughs vs. the Qur'an is the struggle of a hero-worshiper without heroes, the meeting of religious and artistic paths, and the quest of a writer as spiritual seeker."--Page 4 of cover. Michael Muhammad Knight. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. n-us--- Knight, Michael Muhammad Biographers United States Biography Wilson, Peter Lamborn Burroughs, William S 1914-1997 Literary style Qurʼan Criticism, interpretation, etc Islam 21st century Islam Essence, genius, nature Sufism Islam 1800- Coran Critique, interprétation, etc Islam Histoire 21e siècle Soufisme Sufism Burroughs, William S 1914-1997 Knight, Michael Muhammad Qurʼan Islam Islam Essence, genius, nature Literary style Sufism Burroughs, William S 1914-1997 Koran Literarischer Stil Sufismus Experimentelle Literatur Wilson, Peter Lamborn Knight, Michael Muhammad Litterär stil 2000-2099 fast PS3611.N566 Z46 2012 813.6 9781593764159 1593764154 2017276232 BTCTA 180220 20220627115319.0 in00004582265 eng