Title: The Heart of Islam
Description: E-book extra: "Civilizational Dialogue and the Islamic World" by Seyyed Hossein Nasr.As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the Western world centered on distorted portrayals of its core values. Born of ignorance, such confusion feeds the very problem at hand.
Subjects: Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Islam, Sufism, Essence, genius, nature, Universality, New York Times reviewed, Valeur sociale, Islamic philosophy, Universalité, Soufisme, RELIGION, General