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9780415442534
Originally published in 1981.This collection of essays by one of the best known contemporary Muslim scholars writing in English covers many facets of Islamic life and thought. The author has brought together studies dealing with the practical as well as intellectual aspects of Islam in both their historical and contemporary reality. The contemporary significance of themes such as religion and secularism, the meaning of freedom, and the tradition of Islamic science and philosophy is given particular attention.Seyyed Hossein Nasr is the author of 'Islamic Life and Thought', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415442534 and ISBN 0415442532.
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