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Beschreibung
Authentic Islamic thought is dying, or so argues Chittick in this profound

new book. With academic courses either encouraging commercialism, or

cultivating zealots, Chittick states that it is impossible to understand classical

Islamic texts without the years of contemplative study that are anathema to

the modern education system.

Insisting upon a return to the ways of the ancient wisdom tradition, which

saw the quest for knowledge of the soul, the world, and God as a unifying

spiritual discipline, Chittick maintains that the study of Islamic texts cannot

be treated separately from self-understanding. Fascinating, radical, and a

true challenge to modern trends in academic study, this book opens a new

debate in Islamic thought.
Authentic Islamic thought is dying, or so argues Chittick in this profound

new book. With academic courses either encouraging commercialism, or

cultivating zealots, Chittick states that it is impossible to understand classical

Islamic texts without the years of contemplative study that are anathema to

the modern education system.

Insisting upon a return to the ways of the ancient wisdom tradition, which

saw the quest for knowledge of the soul, the world, and God as a unifying

spiritual discipline, Chittick maintains that the study of Islamic texts cannot

be treated separately from self-understanding. Fascinating, radical, and a

true challenge to modern trends in academic study, this book opens a new

debate in Islamic thought.
Über den Autor

William C. Chittick is professor of Persian Languages at Stony Brook University, New York. He is the author and translator of twenty-five books and one hundred articles on Islamic thought, Sufism, Shi'ism, and Persian literature.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction

1. A Vanishing Heritage

2. Intellectual Understanding

3. The Rehabilitation of Thought

4. Beyond Ideology

5. The Unseen Men

6. The Anthropocosmic Vision

7. The Search for Meaning
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Nichtchristliche Religionen
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781851684953
ISBN-10: 1851684956
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Chittick, William C.
Hersteller: OneWorld Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: William C. Chittick
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.06.2007
Gewicht: 0,23 kg
Artikel-ID: 102146065

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