Knowledge and the Sacred Revisioning Academic Accountability
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Nasr (Islamic studies, George Washington U.), in a series of ten lectures, argues that, unlike in the West, where scientific thought has been secularized, in the East, knowledge and religious experience have remained unified. Drawing from Buddhist, Hindu, Judaic, Christian, and Islamic traditions, he finds in each the idea of perennial wisdom as a philosophical basis for such unity. Paperback edition ($10.95) not seen. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
PhilosophyReligiousEpistemologyReligionSocial ScienceIslamic Studies
RELEASED1989
PUBLISHERSUNY Press
LENGTH341
LANGUAGEEN
Knowledge and the Sacred Revisioning Academic Accountability
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Nasr (Islamic studies, George Washington U.), in a series of ten lectures, argues that, unlike in the West, where scientific thought has been secularized, in the East, knowledge and religious experience have remained unified. Drawing from Buddhist, Hindu, Judaic, Christian, and Islamic traditions, he finds in each the idea of perennial wisdom as a philosophical basis for such unity. Paperback edition ($10.95) not seen. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
PhilosophyReligiousEpistemologyReligionSocial ScienceIslamic Studies
RELEASED1989
PUBLISHERSUNY Press
LENGTH341
LANGUAGEEN