A Shi'ite Anthology by William C Chittick
Texts on the practical aspects of life and pure metaphysics are included in this first English translations of excerpts from the Hadith. Especially selected for the Western reader by the renowned Islamic scholar Tabataba'i, the passages from the Hadith shed light on the culture, history, law, and theology of the Shi'ite community and provide direct translations of some of the most famous of Islamic prayers."This volume is particularly pertinent at the present moment, when volcanic eruptions and powerful waves of a political nature associated with the name of Islam in general and Shi'ism in particular have made an authentic knowledge of things Islamic imperative, lest ignorance destroy the very foundations of human society and the relations which make discourse between various nations and religious communities possible" — Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabā'ī is the author of many studies in Islamic philosophy. His book Shi'ite Islam, edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, was also published by the State University of New York Press. William Chittick is a Professor of Religious Studies at State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is author of The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi and nine other books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780873955119 |
| ISBN 10 | 0873955110 |
| Title | A Shi'ite Anthology |
| Author | William C Chittick |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 1981-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 158 |
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