Gai Eaton
Charles le Gai Eaton | |
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Born | Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland | 1 January 1921
Died | 26 February 2010 | (aged 89)
Occupation | Academic, writer and diplomat |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Education | Charterhouse School |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Period | 1949–2009 |
Subject | Islam |
Literary movement | Sufism |
Notable works | King of the Castle: Choice and Responsibility in the Modern World (1977) Islam and the Destiny of Man (1994) Remembering God: Reflections on Islam (2000) |
Spouse | |
Children | Leo Eaton (b. 1945) 3 from second marriage[1] |
Relatives | J. E. Preston Muddock (grandfather) |
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Charles le Gai Eaton (also known as Hasan le Gai Eaton or Hassan Abdul Hakeem; 1 January 1921 – 26 February 2010)[1] was a British diplomat, writer, historian, and an Islamic scholar.[1] He is perhaps best known for his 1994 book, Islam and the Destiny of Man.[2]
Life and career
Early life
Born in
Diplomatic career
Having been passed over for military service during the
Academic career
In 1951, with the encouragement of the
Eaton was frequently critical of mainstream
His works include The Richest Vein (1949),[1] King of the Castle: Choice and Responsibility in the Modern World (1977), Islam and the Destiny of Man (1994; listed on Q News' list of "Ten Books to Take to University"),[9] and Remembering God: Reflections on Islam (2000).[10] He frequently contributed articles to the quarterly journal on comparative religion and traditional studies, Studies in Comparative Religion. Eaton's last book and autobiography, A Bad Beginning and the Path to Islam (2009), was published by Archetype in January 2010.[11] Many British converts to Islam have been inspired by his books,[1][4] which are also expositions of Islam for Western readers, both religious and secular.
Gai Eaton was an adherent of the
Personal life
From his first marriage (1944–50) to the actress Kay Clayton, he was the father of Leo Eaton (b. 1945),[1] an Emmy-winning[14] director and producer of documentary films.[15] In 1956, Eaton married Corah Hamilton, an expatriate Jamaican artist, with whom he had one son and two daughters; Hamilton died in 1984.[1] Eaton was the grandson of the author and journalist J. E. Preston Muddock.
He is buried in the Muslim Section of Brookwood Cemetery.
Bibliography
- Eaton, Gai (1977). King of the Castle: Choice and Responsibility in the Modern World. Cambridge: ISBN 9780946621217.
- Eaton, Gai (1985). Islam and the Destiny of Man. New York: ISBN 9780887061639.
- Eaton, Gai (1994). Remembering God: Reflections on Islam. Cambridge: ISBN 9780946621842.
- Eaton, Gai (2009). A Bad Beginning: The Path to Islam. London: Archetype Publications. ISBN 9781901383331.
- Le Gai Eaton, Charles (2013). Reflections. Cambridge: ISBN 9781903682821.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Gai Eaton". The Daily Telegraph. Obituaries > Religion Obituaries. 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Islam and the Destiny of Man | THE ISLAMIC TEXTS SOCIETY". Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Islam and the Destiny of Man". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Islamic Britain Lures Top People". The Sunday Times. 22 February 2004. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Hassan Gai Eaton (16–18 December 2005). Islam Is The 'Middle Way' (Speech). London, Leeds, & Manchester.
- ^ "The MCB – Its History, Structure and Workings" (PDF).[dead link]
- ^ "The Talented Mr Gai Eaton". Emel (1). September 2003.
- ^ "10 Books To Read Before Going To University". Q-News. September–October 2006. p. 36. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ All published by the Islamic Texts Society, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- ^ "Archetype Home". Archetype.
- ^ Ernst, Carl W. Traditionalism, the Perennial Philosophy and Islamic Studies. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin Vol. 28, No. 2 (December 1994), pp. 176-180.
- ^ Omar, Irfan A. (1995). The Need for a Sacred Science: An Intellectual Defence of the Tradition by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Albany: State University of New York Press, SUNY Series in Religious Studies, 1993. American Journal of Islam and Society, 12(2), 262–267. https://doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v12i2.2377
- ^ "Photos - Baltimore Sun". 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Company Profiles". Eaton Creative. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2016.