Understanding Islam - Couverture souple

Schuon, Frithjof

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0941532240 ISBN 13 : 9780941532242

Editeur : World Wisdom Books, 2004

Synopsis

This book has become a classic work on Islam, perhaps the most misunderstood of the great Revelations. And yet the purpose of this book "is not so much to give a description of Islam as to explain...why Moslems believe in it." Both Westerners unfamiliar with Islam and Moslems seeking a deeper understanding of the basis of faith will be struck by Schuon's masterful elucidation of the spiritual world of Islam. Schuon's foundation is always the intrinsic nature of things rather than any confessional point of view. This perspective opens up new avenues of approach and surprising insights into the "five pillars" of faith, the Quran, the Sunna, the Prophet and the esoteric dimension which is the kernel of Moslem spirituality. A hallmark of the author's perspective is an intellectual universality, which, in examining a given religious framework, readily draws upon parallels and concepts from other traditions, especially that of the Vedanta. For "what is needed in our time, and indeed in every age remote from the origins of Revelation, is...to rediscover the truths written in an eternal script in the very substance of man's spirit."

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book shows the essence of Islam and compares its world view with that of Christianity. The author's foundation is always the intrinsic nature of things rather than any conventional point if view.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Wisdom Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0941532240
• ISBN 13: 9780941532242
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 214
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• Personne responsable: non disponible