Understanding Islam: A New Translation with Selected Letters

by Frithjof Schuon, Annemarie Schimmel (Foreword by), Patrick Laude (Editor)

Overview

With over one billion believers throughout the globe, Islam remains one of the most misunderstood of the world's great Revelations. In this fully revised and amended translation of his masterpiece, philosopher Frithjof Schuon offers readers a deeper understanding of Islam, the world's second largest religion. Featuring an extensive appendix of previously unpublished materials and detailed editor's notes to aid readers, this book is a must for any collection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936597062
Publisher:	World Wisdom
Publication date:	09/01/2011
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	276
File size:	816 KB

About the Author

Frithjof Schuon is best known as the foremost spokesman of the Perennial Philosophy and as a philosopher in the metaphysical current of Shankara and Plato. Schuon was born in 1907 in Basle, Switzerland, of German parents and died in the United States in 1998.

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.

Editorial Reviews

With misunderstanding comes great fear. "Understanding Islam" is a reprinting and revised translation of Frithjof Schuon's previous work surrounding the nature of Islam and why it has attracted a billion and a half followers. World renown for its scholarly nature that sheds light on this controversial faith, this updated edition contains 77 pages of new material, editor's notes, glossaries, and more. "Understanding Islam" is a core and much recommended addition to community and college religious studies collections.

Midwest Book Review