Universal Dimensions of Islam: Studies in Comparative ReligionPatrick Laude Islam's acceptance of other religions remains an enigma for many Westerners. The 16 essays in this volume, by renowned experts on Islam such as Frithjof Schuon, Rene Guenon, Titus Burckhardt, and Seyyed Hossein Nasr, explore the fundamental universality of the world's second largest religion, presenting an incisive portrait of Islam that is seldom seen in the mass media. This book is another volume in World Wisdom's Studies in Comparative Religion series. |
Contents
RENÉ GUÉNON | 14 |
EMIR ABD ALQĀDIR ALJAZĀIRĪ | 39 |
SEYYED HOSSEIN NASR | 57 |
REZA SHAHKAZEMI | 78 |
ÉRIC GEOFFROY | 98 |
SACHIKO MURATA | 115 |
IVAN AGUÉLI | 134 |
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