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Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Author)

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ISBN-10: 079141518X | ISBN-13: 978-0791415184 | Publication Date: July 1, 1993

The meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to us today.

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Paperback: 206 pages
Publisher: State University of New York Press (July 1, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 079141518X
ISBN-13: 978-0791415184
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
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divine intellect, divine infinity, eternal realm, supreme principle, scientia sacra, traditionalist school, cosmological sciences, traditional civilizations, virgin nature, theological modernism, traditional sciences

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