عنوان

The need for a sacred science /

(Number (ISBN

0585067031

(Number (ISBN

9780585067032

Erroneous ISBN

0791415171

Erroneous ISBN

079141518X

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b754907

Title Proper

The need for a sacred science /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Albany :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

State University of New York Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©1993.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (v, 187 pages)

Series Title

SUNY series in religious studies

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Chapter Introduction -- part PART ONE The World of the Spirit-- A Metaphysical Context for the Cultivation of Sacred Science -- chapter 1 God Is Reality -- chapter 2 Self-Awareness and Ultimate Selfhood: The Role of the Sacred Science of the Soul -- chapter 3 Time--The Moving Image of Eternity -- part PART TWO The Unity of the Divine Stratosphere-- The Diversity of the Human Atmosphere -- chapter 5 One is the Spirit and Many its Human Reflections-- Thoughts on the Human Condition Today -- chapter 5 The Philosophia Perennis and the Study of Religion -- part PART THREE Science: Traditional and Modern -- chapter 6 Western Science and Asian Cultures -- chapter 7 The Traditional Sciences -- chapter 8 The Spiritual Significance of Nature -- part PART FOUR Tradition, Sacred Science and the Modern Predicament -- chapter 9 Sacred Science and the Environmental Crisis-- An Islamic Perspective -- chapter 10 The Concept of Human Progress Through Material Evolution: A Traditional Critique -- chapter 11 Reflections on the Theological Modernism of Hans Küng.

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Text of Note

This book deals with the meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, the metaphysical foundation of such science, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to some of the major issues facing humanity today. In the first part, the author turns to the fundamental question of the multiplicity of sacred forms. He discusses why it is necessary in the contemporary world to treat sacred science in the context of diverse religions. He also deals with the importance of sacred science in providing a meaningful study that would remain religiously significant of religions themselves.

Title

Need for a sacred science.

International Standard Book Number

0791415171

Holy, The.

Religion and science.

Religion-- Philosophy.

Holy, The.

Philosophy & Religion.

PHILOSOPHY-- Religious.

Religion - General.

Religion and science.

Religion-- Philosophy.

Religion.

PHI-- 022000

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein.

Date of Transaction

20201204145052.0

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[Book]

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