Seyyed hossein nasr is university professor of islamic studies at george washington university. Jacob needleman, san francisco state university this book deals with the meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, the metaphysical foundation of such science, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to some of the major issues facing humanity today. Pdf seyyed hossein nasr, an iranian philosopher and an exponent of traditional. The meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, its. Nasr was born in 1933 in southcentral tehran to seyyed valiallah, who was a physician to the persian royal family, and one of the founders of modern education in iran.
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Seyyed hossein nasr spirituality without religion, is it possible. Jun 25, 20 this video is an excerpt from dr seyyed hossein nasr s speech at ris 2012. Sallie mcfague and seyyed hossein nasr on the ecological crisis. The need for a sacred science and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The need for a sacred science s u n y series in religious studies. He was born 7 april 1933 in tehran, iran, into a prominent family. Seyyed hossein nasr books list of books by author seyyed. This book deals with the meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, the metaphysical foundation of such science. This book deals with the meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, the metaphysical foundation of such science, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to some of the major issues facing humanity today. This book deals with the meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, the metaphysical foundation of such science, its contrast to modern science. In his critique of modern science and technology, nasr does not limit himself to the islamic. In four focused conversations seyyed hossein nasr responds to muzaffar iqbal. A book, the complete bibliography of the works of seyyed hossein nasr up to 1993, prepared by z. Chittick, a former student of nasr and leading scholar of islam and sufism.
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Author of over fifty books and five hundred articles which have been translated into many major islamic, european and asian languages, professor nasr is a highly respected intellectual figure both in the west and the. Ali lakhani seyyed hossein nasr requires no introduction to the readers of this journal. After receiving his primary school education in iran, he was sent to the united states at the age of twelve and graduated from the peddie school in new jersey in 1950. The need for a sacred science by nasr, seyyed hossein. He is the author of the forthcoming the need for a sacred science, and has written islamic art and spirituality, islamic life and thought, knowledge and the sacred, sufi essays, and coauthored expectations of the millenium. This is the only book to deal with classical islamic cosmology as it was formulated by the ikhwan alsafa al biruni and ibn sina during the tenth and eleventh centuries. The meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to us today. Seyyed hossein nasr began his teaching career in 1955 when he was still a young doctoral. Education in light of the sacred by seyyed hossein nasr at zaytuna college duration. An introduction to islamic cosmological doctrines july 1993 seyyed hossein nasr author. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sufi essays. The study quran will be an essential book for every english speaking student of islam and every muslim and every sufi for generations to come. A conversation with seyyed hossein nasr on his life and thought illuminates nasrs experiences and shares his insights on topics from religion and philosophy to science and the arts.
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