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Rahmaniyah Bowden
HER STORY
HONOUR AND DUTY
The Memoirs of Countess Ilona Edelsheim Gyulai
HONOUR AND DUTY is the autobiography of Rahmaniyah Bowden (Sharif Horthy’s mother.) Set against the backdrop of World War II and the invasion of Hungary, Rahmaniyah’s early life is an enthralling tale of love, tragedy, abduction, conspiracy, imprisonment and eventual sanctuary. Born Countess Ilona Edelsheim Gyulai, at the age of 21 she marries Stephen Horthy the vice-regent of Hungary. Her husband, an outspoken critic of the Nazis, dies in an extremely suspicious plane crash; and when the Nazis invade Hungary, Ilona, her small son, her father-inlaw the Regent and his wife are arrested and imprisoned in Germany. After the war, Rahmaniyah’s life moves between Portugal, England and Iraq. In 1958, through her son, she joins Subud, and later acts as an international helper for ten years.HONOUR AND DUTY is a fascinating story, not only for the romance and danger of Rahmaniyah’s youth, but also for her description of the deep effect Subud has had on her life, her commitment to the latihan and her insights into Christianity and Islam.
When the book came out in Hungary in 2001 it was an immediate best seller, and many young Hungarians joined Subud after reading it.
Paperback / 576 pages
Published by Purple Pagoda Press
ISBN: 0-9550022-06 Price GB £11.95 (+P&P)
