{"product_id":"in-search-of-the-sacred-seyyed-hossein-nasr-9780313383243","title":"In Search of the Sacred: A Conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, a series of interviews offers an accessible, revealing, human and intellectual biography of leading Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeyyed Hossein Nasr is one of the preeminent philosophers writing today. Sure to be a key resource for decades to come, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Sacred: A Conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates Nasr's experiences and shares his insights on topics from religion and philosophy to science and the arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a series of interviews, the book combines traditional autobiography with an exploration of the intellectual and spiritual trajectories of the author's thought during key periods of his life. In doing so, it presents a fascinating panorama, not only of the life and ideas of one man, but also of major events ranging from intellectual life in Iran during the Pahlavi period and the Iranian Revolution to some of the major religious and intellectual debates between Islam and modernism. Nasr writes that his \"whole life has been a quest for the sacred.\" This work connects that quest with some of the most important issues of the day in encounters between Islam and the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Ramin Jahanbegloo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313383243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313383243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.40w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 6","brand":"Seyyed Hossein Nasr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119580082431,"sku":"9780313383243","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43d4d029-dcdf-4f51-9f26-c6403d648f1a.jpg?v=1687410011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-search-of-the-sacred-seyyed-hossein-nasr-9780313383243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}