Peter Lamborn Wilson
Peter Lamborn Wilson was an American ontologist, poet, historian, translator, writer and philosopher (1945–2022). He was born at New York City and died at Saugerties.
Also recorded as Hakim Bey.
Peter Lamborn Wilson in brief
- Born
- 1945
- Died
- 2022
- Known for
- ontologist, poet, historian, translator, writer, philosopher, theorist and iranologist
- Place of birth
- New York City
Contents
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Hakim Bey. The authorities additionally record the heading Hakim Bey. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Moorish Orthodox Church of America.
Formation and teaching
His recorded influences include Charles Fourier, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Robert Anton Wilson and Timothy Leary.
Catalogued works
48 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1908 to 2005.
Temporary Autonomous Zone. Immediatism. T.A.Z. Pirate Utopias. Kings of Love. False Documents. Crowstone. Green Hermeticism. Enemies of Society. Semiotext(e) SF. False messiah. Vanished signs. Orgies of the hemp eaters. Open City. Daniel Joseph Martinez. Melanin Stay Poppin. School of Nite. Riverpeople. Anarchist Ephemera. Unbearables Big Book of Sex. Utopian Trace. Gothick Institutions. Peacock Angel. Cauda Pavonis. The Temple of Perseus at Panopolis. Heresies. Avant gardening. To Dare Imagining. Lucky Shadows. Night Market Noodles and Other Tales. Chaos, dated 1985. Black Fez Manifesto. Millennium, dated 1996. A ruota libera, dated 1996. Angels Messengers Of The Gods. Ec(o)logues. Escape from the 19th Century and Other Essays, dated 1998. The little book of angels, dated 1993. The Little Book of Angel Wisdom (The "Little Books" Series), dated 1997. Nasir-I Khusraw, dated 1998. Ploughing the Clouds, dated 1999. rain queer, dated 2005. The Dunes, Indiana, dated 1963, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1963.787. Autumn, dated c. 1914, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1915.558. "Diana" Diadem, dated c. 1908, enameled gold, rock crystal, moonstones, and sapphires, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2002.16. American Horizon, dated 2000, oil on linen, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.1431. Breadwinner (War), dated 1942, lithographic crayon, with scraping and smudging, on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2004.512. Science and technology in Islam : an exhibition at the Science Museum, London, 7 April-29 August 1976 ... / exhibition guide by Leonard Harrow and Peter Lamborn Wilson, based on information and research by F.R. Maddison and A.J. Turner., dated 1976, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
A Conversation with Peter Lamborn Wilson, Journal for the Study of Radicalism, 2010. Yusuf Ibish and Peter Lamborn Wilson (editors). Traditional Modes of Contemplation and Action Pp. 477. (Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy; Thames and Hudson, 1977). £12.O0., Religious Studies, 1979. Divine Flashes. By Fakhruddin Iraqi. (Translated and introduced by William C. Chittick and Peter Lamborn Wilson.) (The Classics of Western Spirituality). London, S.P.C.K., 1983. Pp. 178. £7·50., Scottish Journal of Theology, 1984. Wilson, Peter Macgregor, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. The political philosophy and ontology of autonomous zones, Интеллект. Инновации. Инвестиции, 2024.
Digitised editions and texts
12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Gems From the Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade — Internet Archive. Anarchist Ephemera (2016) — Internet Archive. Nihilisme Baru (2020) — Internet Archive. Divan (1978) — Internet Archive. Terry Winters Signal To Noise (2009) — Internet Archive. Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade: Farewell episodes — Internet Archive. Spiritual Journeys of an Anarchist by Peter Lamborn Wilson (2014) — Internet Archive. Spiritual Destinations of an Anarchist by Peter Lamborn Wilson (2014) — Internet Archive. Heart's Witness: The Sufi Quartrains of Awahaduddin Kirmani (2003) — Internet Archive. Hieroglyphica (2002) — Internet Archive. Mohawk Anglican Freemasons (2020) — Internet Archive. Aimless Wandering (1993) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 22 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1945Peter Lamborn Wilson born at New York City.
- 1978Divan digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2009Terry Winters Signal To Noise digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2016Anarchist Ephemera digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2020Nihilisme Baru digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2022Peter Lamborn Wilson died at Saugerties.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
A Conversation with Peter Lamborn Wilson, Journal for the Study of Radicalism, 2010
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Divine Flashes. By Fakhruddin Iraqi. (Translated and introduced by William C. Chittick and Peter Lamborn Wilson.) (The Classics of Western Spirituality). London, S.P.C.K., 1983. Pp. 178. £7·50., Scottish Journal of Theology, 1984
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Open Library author record for Peter Lamborn Wilson (Internet Archive), 48 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 4.
Wilson, Peter Macgregor, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Yusuf Ibish and Peter Lamborn Wilson (editors). Traditional Modes of Contemplation and Action Pp. 477. (Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy; Thames and Hudson, 1977). £12.O0., Religious Studies, 1979
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Peter Lamborn Wilson.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
Internet Archive, 25 digitised items catalogued under Peter Lamborn Wilson as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Peter Lamborn Wilson.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Peter Lamborn Wilson.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 10.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q551377: Peter Lamborn Wilson
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 11.
“Peter Lamborn Wilson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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