Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780791474747)

The Nur community is one of the most significant religious and social movements in contemporary Turkey, with millions of adherents and a strong institutional and educational system throughout the country. This volume presents a picture of its spiritual dimensions by focusing on the ideas of its founder, Turkish theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960). Prominent scholars in contemporary Islamic studies and comparative spirituality examine the various facets of Nursi's spirituality as revealed in his magnum opus, Risale-i Nur, which began to take shape in the 1920s and is considered Nursi's deep reflection on the Quran in light of rapidly changing conditions in Turkey. Nursi argued that Islam must be organically linked to empire in order to preserve its identity in the modern era, fostering a spiritual tradition that has steadfastly survived the secular project of Kemalism.

Author: Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi'
ISBN-10: 0791474747
ISBN-13: 9780791474747
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2008
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2009