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Understanding Islam: A New Translation with Selected Letters
Frithjof Schuon
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Description for Understanding Islam: A New Translation with Selected Letters
Paperback. Featuring an appendix of previously unpublished materials and detailed editor's notes to aid readers, this book offers readers an understanding of Islam, the world's second largest religion. Editor(s): Laude, Patrick. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402. A New Translation with Selected Letters. 272 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Laude, Patrick. Featuring an appendix of previously unpublished materials and detailed editor's notes to aid readers, this book offers readers an understanding of Islam, the world's second largest religion. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRH. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight: 402.
"Islam is the meeting between God as such and man as such. . . . Islam confronts what is immutable in God with what is permanent in man." These are the opening words of Schuon's classic masterwork on Islam, perhaps the most misunderstood of the great Revelations. The purpose of this book "is not so much to give a description of Islam as to explain why Muslims believe in it". Both Westerners unfamiliar with Islam and Muslims seeking a deeper understanding of the basis of faith will be struck by Schuon's masterful explanation of the spiritual world of Islam. This ... Read more
"Islam is the meeting between God as such and man as such. . . . Islam confronts what is immutable in God with what is permanent in man." These are the opening words of Schuon's classic masterwork on Islam, perhaps the most misunderstood of the great Revelations. The purpose of this book "is not so much to give a description of Islam as to explain why Muslims believe in it". Both Westerners unfamiliar with Islam and Muslims seeking a deeper understanding of the basis of faith will be struck by Schuon's masterful explanation of the spiritual world of Islam. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
401g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781935493907
SKU
V9781935493907
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About Frithjof Schuon
Frithjof Schuon is best known as the foremost spokesman of the Perennial Philosophy and as a philosopher in the metaphysical current of Shankara and Plato. Schuon was born in 1907 in Basle, Switzerland, of German parents and died in the United States in 1998. Patrick Laude is a professor at Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He lives ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding Islam: A New Translation with Selected Letters
With misunderstanding comes great fear. "Understanding Islam" is a reprinting and revised translation of Frithjof Schuon's previous work surrounding the nature of Islam and why it has attracted a billion and a half followers. World renown for its scholarly nature that sheds light on this controversial faith, this updated edition contains 77 pages of new material, editor's notes, glossaries, and ... Read more