Universal Dimensions of Islam: Studies in Comparative Religion

by Patrick Laude (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936597055
Publisher:	World Wisdom
Publication date:	09/01/2011
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	172
File size:	574 KB

About the Author

Patrick Laude teaches theology at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. His interests lie in contemplative and mystical traditions, particularly in their relationship with poetry, as well as in Western representations and interpretations of Islam and Asian religions. He is the author of ten books, including Pray without Ceasing: The Way of the Invocation in World Religion, Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding, Singing the Way: Insights in Poetry and Spiritual Transformation, and Frithjof Schuon: Life and Teachings. His latest book is Pathways to an Inner Islam: Massignon, Corbin, Guénon, and Schuon.