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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"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.
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"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.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Classical adab -- Adab as Islamic ideal -- Adab as cosmopolitan culture -- Alternatives to adab.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.