In Search of the Sacred - A Conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought (Hardcover)

In this book, a series of interviews offers an accessible, revealing, human and intellectual biography of leading Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr is one of the preeminent philosophers writing today. Sure to be a key resource for decades to come, In Search of the Sacred: A Conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought illuminates Nasr's experiences and shares his insights on topics from religion and philosophy to science and the arts. Based on a series of interviews, the book combines traditional autobiography with an exploration of the intellectual and spiritual trajectories of the author's thought during key periods of his life. In doing so, it presents a fascinating panorama, not only of the life and ideas of one man, but also of major events ranging from intellectual life in Iran during the Pahlavi period and the Iranian Revolution to some of the major religious and intellectual debates between Islam and modernism. Nasr writes that his "whole life has been a quest for the sacred." This work connects that quest with some of the most important issues of the day in encounters between Islam and the West.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	July 2010
Authors:	Seyyed Hossein Nasr • Ramin Jahanbegloo
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	412
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-38324-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General Promotions
LSN:	0-313-38324-3
Barcode:	9780313383243

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