Islamic Life and Thought

London, England: George Allen & Unwin. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1981) ; so stated . Very Good+ to Near Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the upper corner tips very mildly nudged; a hint of crimping to the head and heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names dates addresses notations inscriptions stamps plates or labels. A handsome copy structurally sound and tightly bound showing very mild wear and minor unobtrusive imperfections. The DJ shows rubbing to the panels; mild wear to the extremities; unclipped. Attractive and intact. NOT a Remainder Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.75 x 0.85 inches) . Index. Language: English. Weight: 14.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Seyyed Hossein Nasr ( born April 7 1933) is an Iranian philosopher theologian and Islamic scholar. He is University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University. Nasr's works offer a critique of modern worldviews as well as a defense of Islamic and perennialist doctrines and principles. Central to his argument is the claim that knowledge has become desacralized in the modern period meaning that it has become severed from its divine source - God or the Ultimate Reality - which calls for its resacralization through the utilization of sacred traditions and sacred science. Although Islam and Sufism are major influences on his writings his perennialist approach inquires into the essence of all orthodox religions regardless of their formal particularities. He is considered a key thinker on the environment particularly in terms of Islamic environmentalism and resacralization of nature. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages. pages .