In search of the sacred [[electronic resource] ] : a conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on his life and thought / / Seyyed Hossein Nasr with Ramin Jahanbegloo ; introduction by Terry Moore

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459312003321
• Autore: Nasr Seyyed Hossein
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger ; ABC-CLIO, 2010
• ISBN: 0-313-38325-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JahanbeglooRamin
• Disciplina: 181/.5
• Soggetti: Muslim philosophers; Islamic philosophy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six; Part Seven; Part Eight; Part Nine; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Seyyed Hossein Nasr is one of the preeminent philosophers writing today. Sure to be a key resource for decades to come, In Search of the Sacred: A Conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought illuminates Nasr's experiences and shares his insights on topics from religion and philosophy to science and the arts.||Based on a series of interviews, the book combines traditional autobiography with an exploration of the intellectual and spiritual trajectories of the author's thought during key periods of his life. In doing so, it presents a fascinating panorama, not only of the life a