Islamic Life and Thought [Hardcover]

Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1981

This collection of essays by one of the best known contemporary Muslim scholars writing in English covers many facets of Islamic life and thought. The author has brought together studies dealing with the practical as well as intellectual aspects of Islam in both their historical and contemporary reality. The contemporary significance of themes such as religion and secularism, the meaning of freedom, and the tradition of Islamic science and philosophy is given particular attention.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

One of the leading experts on Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr is University Professor of Islamic Studies at The George Washington University. He is author of numerous books including Man and Nature, Islam and the Plight of Modern Man, Muhammad: Man of God, Sufi Essays, A Young Muslim's Guide to the Modern World and many more. The most recent volume in the Library of Living Philosophers has been dedicated to his thought and is entitled The Philosophy of Seyyed Hossein Nasr. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr (October 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873954904
• ISBN-13: 978-0873954907
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,270,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent selection and introduction to the subject, August 19, 1999

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This review is from: Islamic Life and Thought (Paperback)

Professor Nasr's works on Islamic Islamic subjects is generally characterised not merely by their academic and still hospitable narrative style but further by a indepth understanding and experience of spirituality as such in its most universal and applicable sense. In the book "Islamic art and Spirituality" Nasr cover the highlight themes of traditional art, architecture, calligraphy, poetry, esoterism, piety, etc, as it developed in Islamic lands. I warmly recommend the present work both to students of religious studies as well as religious seekers from all traditions.