Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World

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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1851684956 
ISBN 13
9781851684953 
Category
Science Technology and Literature  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2007 
Publisher
Pages
176 
Description
Islamic Intellectualism is dead: or so argues William Chittick in this radical new book challenging modern trends in religious thought. Whilst many may say that Islamic studies thrives as a subject, Chittick points to the words of one of his former Professors when describing young colleagues: "they know everything one can possibly know about a text, except what it says". Indeed, Chittick states that it is impossible to understand ancient Islamic texts without the years of contemplative study that are anathema to the modern education system. While the modern intellectual with faith often treats their studies and faith in two seperate spheres, Chittick argues that it is essential to return to the ways of the ancient Sufis, who viewed knowledge of the soul, the world, and God as an extension of the same thing, and he bemoans the loss of the spiritual and intellectual highs of the Medieval Islamic period. - from Amzon 
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