Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World
by Chittick, William C.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-07-12
Publisher(s): Oneworld Publications
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Summary
Authentic Islamic thought is dying, or so argues Chittick in this profoundew book. With academic courses either encouraging commercialism, orultivating zealots, Chittick states that it is impossible to understandlassical Islamic texts without the years of contemplative study that arenathema to the modern education system. Insisting upon a return to the waysf the ancient wisdom tradition, which saw the quest for knowledge of theoul, the world, and God as a unifying spiritual discipline, Chittickaintains that the study of Islamic texts cannot be treated separately fromelf-understanding. Fascinating, radical, and a true challenge to modernrends in academic study, this book opens a new debate in Islamic thought.
Author Biography
William C. Chittick is Professor of Religious Studies at Stony Brook University, New York.
Table of Contents
| A vanishing heritage | p. 1 |
| Intellectual knowledge | p. 23 |
| The rehabilitation of thought | p. 39 |
| Beyond ideology | p. 59 |
| The unseen men | p. 75 |
| The anthropocosmic vision | p. 109 |
| The search for meaning | p. 133 |
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