Need for a Sacred Science

AvSeyyed Hossein Nasr

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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Beskrivning

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. In the first part, the author turns to the fundamental question of the multiplicity of sacred forms. He discusses why it is necessary in the contemporary world to treat sacred science in the context of diverse religions. He also deals with the importance of sacred science in providing a meaningful study that would remain religiously significant of religions themselves.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-07-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:272 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Religious Studies
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791415184

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is University Professor of Islamic Studies at The George Washington University. He is the author and editor of many books, including Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization.

Recensioner i media

"This work is a brilliant blending of sound scholarship and spiritual vision." — Jacob Needleman, San Francisco State University"This book brings together in a focused and comprehensive treatment Nasr's ideas that have been scattered. It provides an integrated overview of the breadth and depth of Nasr's thought." — Yvonne Haddad, University of Massachusetts.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Part One: The World of the Spirit—A Metaphysical Context for the Cultivation of Sacred Science 1. God is Reality 2. Self-awareness and Ultimate Selfhood 3. Time—The Moving Image of Eternity Part Two: The Unity of the Divine Stratosphere—The Diversity of the Human Atmosphere 4. One is the Spirit and Many its Human Reflections—Thoughts on the Human Condition Today 5. The Philosophia Perennis and the Study of Religion Part Three: Science: Traditional and Modern 6. Western Science and Asian Culture 7. The Traditional Sciences 8. The Spiritual Significance of Nature Part Four: Tradition, Sacred Science, and the Modern Predicament 9. Sacred Science and the Environmental Crisis—An Islamic Perspective 10. The Concept of Human Progress through Material Evolution: A Traditional Critique 11. Reflections on the Theological Modernism of Hans Kung Postscript: The Need for a Sacred Science Index