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1	The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr As the spectre of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the Western world centred on distorted portrayals of its core values. Born of ignorance, such ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.94! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr The world's leading Islamicist offers a concise introduction to this rich and diverse tradition of 1.2 billion adherents. In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth: -What Is Islam? -The Doctrines and Beliefs of Islam -Islamic Practices and Institutions -The ... see all copies from $3.89! new only from $7.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Muhammad, Man of God more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr see all copies from $4.75! new only from $8.60! \| SVS
4	Young Muslim's Guide to the Modern World more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr A Young Muslims Guide to the Modern World, by one of Islams greatest contemporary scholars, was written specifically for Muslims, and in particular young Muslims, urging them to become familiar with their religion and to gain an understanding of the modern world from the Islamic point of view in order to respond positively to its challenges. This ... see all copies from $3.90! new only from $13.74! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Ramadan: Motivating Believers to Action: An Interfaith Perspective more books like this by Laleh Bakhtiar (Editor), Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Foreword by) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.05! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Knowledge and the Sacred more books like this by Seyyed Hossein Nasr see all copies from $10.00! new only from $25.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Garden of Truth: The Vision and Promise of Sufism, Islam's Mystical Tradition more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr Sufism has made significant contributions to the spread of Islam and the development of various aspects of Islamic civilisation. Many conservative Muslims disagree with many popular Sufi practices, particularly saint worship, the visiting of tombs, and the incorporation of non-Islamic customs. Consequently, in recent centuries Sufism has been a ... see all copies from $8.29! new only from $8.47! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Essential Frithjof Schuon more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Frithjof Schuon Frithjof Schuon had a unique ability to penetrate to the heart if the world's great spiritual traditions, revealing new dimensions that astounded general readers and scholars alike. Schuon's insights on religion, prayer, the spiritual life, aesthetics and philosophy shine throughout this book. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $17.18! \| SVS
9	Man and Nature: The Spiritual Crisis in Modern Man more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr This is a spiritual tour de force which explores the relationship between Man and Nature as found in Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, particularly its Sufi dimension. see all copies from $6.42! new only from $9.60! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Ideals & Realities of Islam more books like this by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Seyyed Hossein Nasr seeks to answer from the Muslim standpoint many of the criticisms brought against the Islamic tradition by the West. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.42! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Science & Civilization in Islam more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr Science and Civilization in Islam has remained unsurpassed as the authoritative statement on this subject. With his characteristic breadth of learning, clarity of exposition and insight, Seyyed Hossein Nasr presents here for the first time a full picture of Islamic science, not as a chapter in the history of Western science, but as an integral ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $27.54! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Sufi Essays more books like this by Seyyed Hossein Nasr In this compact volume, the author, the renowned Islamic scholar, combines his research into Sufi doctrine and history with a rich account of the spiritual and metaphysical significance of Sufism as a living tradition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.21! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, William C Chittick (Editor), Huston Smith (Foreword by) This anthology of Seyyed Hossein Nasr's most representative essays, edited by William C. Chittick, distills the essence of this leading scholar's thoughts on the subjects of Islam, Sufism, Tradition, and the Environmental Crisis. see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	Religion & the Order of Nature: The 1994 Cadbury Lectures at the University of Birmingham more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr Nasr traces the historical process through which Western civilization moved away from the idea of nature as sacred and embraced a world view which sees humans as alienated from nature and nature itself as a machine to be dominated and manipulated by humans. His goal is to negate the totalitarian claims of modern science and to reopen the way to ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $35.27! \| SVS
15	Persia, bridge of turquoise more books like this by Roloff Beny, Seyyed Hossein Nasr see all copies from $42.00! new only from $115.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Sufism: Veil and Quintessence: A New Translation with Selected Letters more books like this by Frithjof Schuon, James S Cutsinger (Editor), Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Foreword by) This new edition of Frithjof Schuon's important work, Sufism: Veil and Quintessence, is a fully revised translation from the French original and has an extensive Appendix containing previously unpublished letters and other private writings. see all copies from $5.74! new only from $5.74! \| SVS
17 view cover	Traditional Islam in the Modern more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr Now reprinted, this book is an elaboration and defense of "traditional" Islam, as opposed to the modernist and fundamentalist forms, by one of the best-informed, most articulate Muslims of our time. see all copies from $8.13! new only from $145.85!
18	An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines: Conceptions of Nature and Methods Used for Its Study by the Ikhwan Al-Safa, Al-Biruni, and Ibn Sina more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr see all copies from $45.00! new only from $85.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Islamic Science: An Illustrated Study more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr see all copies from $16.08! new only from $32.89! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Int Islamic Cosmol Doc more books like this by Seyyed Hossein Nasr see all copies from $8.81!
21 view cover	The Essential Titus Burckhardt: Reflections on Sacred Art, Faiths, and Civilizations more books like this by Titus Burckhardt, William Stoddart (Editor), Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Foreword by) An introduction to the thought of one of the greatest perennialist authors of the twentieth century. see all copies from $9.00! new only from $11.28!
22 view cover	Ali K. Nomachi: Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant: The Holiest Cities of Islam more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Ali Kazuyoshi Nomachi, Kazuyoshi Nomachi Mecca the blessed, Medina the Radiant is a remarkable achievement by Japanese photographer Ali Kazuyoshi Nomachi, who is a convert to Islam. These never-before-seen images provide an opening to the mystical places and scenes of Islam from breathtaking aerial photographs of the Arabian terrain, to vistas of teeming crowds of worshippers surrounding ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $57.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present: Philosophy in the Land of Prophecy more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr A comprehensive overview of the Islamic philosophical tradition. see all copies from $18.95! new only from $22.95! \| SVS
24 view cover	Islam and the plight of modern man more books like this by Seyyed Hossein Nasr This is a revised and updated edition of this seminal work on the responses of Islam to the modern world. Starting with the present-day condition of man in the modern world and the dilemma of the present-day Muslim, Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses the interchange that has continued between Islam and the West over the centuries. The author then ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $24.38!
25	Islamic Life & Thought more books like this by Seyyed H Nasr see all copies from $3.88! new only from $57.02! \| first editions

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