This work is an anthology of Persian essays by Seyyed Hossein Nasr covering Islam’s engagement with other religions, Sufism and mystical thought, Islamic art and spirituality, philosophy and metaphysics, religion and science, Iranian culture, the tension between tradition and modernity, traditional medicine, and more. The volume also includes a complete bibliography of Nasr’s works and a collection of photos documenting his life from childhood to the year 2002.

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