Papers presented at a conference held at the University of California, Berkeley, June 7-9, 1979, sponsored by the Joint Committee on South Asia of the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Sponsored by the Joint Committee on South Asia of the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies"--Half t.p. verso.
"Sponsored by the Joint Committee on South Asia of the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies"--Half t.p. verso.
Classical adab -- Adab as Islamic ideal -- Adab as cosmopolitan culture -- Alternatives to adab.
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"The essays in this volume explore adab, the Muslim ideal of the harmonious life of a person who knows the proper relationship to God, to others, and to oneself, and who, as a result, plays a special role among his or her fellows."--Jacket.