The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr,9781933316383

The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr

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ISBN13: 9781933316383
ISBN10: 1933316381
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-06-01
Publisher(s): World Wisdom
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Summary

This anthology of Seyyed Hossein Nasr's most representative essays, edited by William C. Chittick, distills the essence of this leading scholar's thoughts on the subjects of Islam, Sufism, Tradition, and the Environmental Crisis.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Introductionp. ix
Religion
Living in a Multi-Religious Worldp. 3
The Traditionalist Approach to Religionp. 21
Religion and the Environmental Crisisp. 29
Islam
One Godp. 43
Many Prophetsp. 53
The Nature of Manp. 65
The Integration of the Soulp. 73
The Throne of the All-Mercifulp. 85
The Role of Philosophyp. 97
Suhrawardip. 111
Mulla Sadrap. 115
Existence and Quiddityp. 119
Tradition
Scientia Sacrap. 131
Renaissance Humanismp. 139
God as Realityp. 153
Time and Eternityp. 159
Pontifical and Promethean Manp. 171
The Cosmos as Theophanyp. 189
Traditional Artp. 203
The Wisdom of the Bodyp. 215
In the Beginning was Consciousnessp. 223
Sourcesp. 231
Selected Bibliographyp. 233
Biographical Notesp. 237
Indexp. 239
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