In Search of the Sacred: A Conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought

In this book, a series of interviews offers an accessible, revealing, human and intellectual biography of leading Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is one of the preeminent philosophers writing today. Sure to be a key resource for decades to come, In Search of the Sacred: A Conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought illuminates Nasr's experiences and shares his insights on topics from religion and philosophy to science and the arts.

Based 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.

Author: Seyyed Nasr, Ramin Jahanbegloo
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07/14/2010
Pages: 412
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.40w x 1.22d
ISBN: 9780313383243

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 6

About the Author

Seyyed Hossein Nasr, PhD, is university professor of Islamic studies at The George Washington University, Washington, DC.