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The Garden of Truth
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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Description for The Garden of Truth
Paperback. Sufism has made significant contributions to the spread of Islam and the development of various aspects of Islamic civilisation. Many conservative Muslims disagree with various Sufi practices. This title provides the beliefs and vision of the mystical heart of Islam. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
Sufism has made significant contributions to the spread of Islam and the development of various aspects of Islamic civilisation. Many conservative Muslims disagree with many popular Sufi practices, particularly saint worship, the visiting of tombs, and the incorporation of non-Islamic customs. Consequently, in recent centuries Sufism has been a target for Islamic reformist and modernist movements. Nasr is the preeminent Sufi scholar in the U.S., and in the tradition of Martin Buber's I and Thou, here provides the beliefs and vision of the mystical heart of Islam. A gentle anitdote to the extremist Muslim fundamentalists who capture the headlines and ... Read more
Sufism has made significant contributions to the spread of Islam and the development of various aspects of Islamic civilisation. Many conservative Muslims disagree with many popular Sufi practices, particularly saint worship, the visiting of tombs, and the incorporation of non-Islamic customs. Consequently, in recent centuries Sufism has been a target for Islamic reformist and modernist movements. Nasr is the preeminent Sufi scholar in the U.S., and in the tradition of Martin Buber's I and Thou, here provides the beliefs and vision of the mystical heart of Islam. A gentle anitdote to the extremist Muslim fundamentalists who capture the headlines and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperOne
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061625992
SKU
V9780061625992
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About Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Seyyed Hossein Nasr is university professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University. Author of over fifty books, Professor Nasr is a well-known and highly respected intellectual figure both in the West and in the Islamic world. Born in Tehran, raised from the age of twelve in the United States, and a graduate of MIT and Harvard University, Nasr is ... Read more
Reviews for The Garden of Truth
"Despite the popularity of Sufism, few books provide an overview of this mystical branch of Islam- a void Nasr fills nicely with this concise primer... a wise and tantalizing overview."
Publishers Weekly The Sufi mystical heart of Islam is one of the few antidotes to fundamentalism in the Muslim world, and here Nasr looks at the human spiritual quest ... Read more
Publishers Weekly The Sufi mystical heart of Islam is one of the few antidotes to fundamentalism in the Muslim world, and here Nasr looks at the human spiritual quest ... Read more