An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines
Seyyed Hossein Nasris University of Islamic Studies Professor at George Washington University. He is the author of the forthcomingThe Need for a Sacred Science, and has writtenIslamic Art and Spirituality,Islamic Life and Thought,Knowledge and the Sacred,Sufi Essays, and co-authoredExpectations of the Millenium: Shi'ism in HistoryandShi'ism:  Doctrines, Thought, and Spirituality, all published by SUNY Press.