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Knowledge And The Sacred
''Knowledge and the Sacred'' is a 1981 book by the Iranian philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr. It was originally presented as his Gifford Lectures, which he delivered in 1981. The book is an exposition of perennial philosophy and has been described as a ''summa'' of the traditional perspective. It reflects Nasr's desire to revive what he refers to as the sacred quality of knowledge as opposed to knowledge based on sense perception and reason. History Nasr was the first Muslim and the first non-Westerner to deliver the Gifford Lectures. He received his invitation to deliver the lectures immediately before the Iranian Revolution, Iranian revolution of 1979. However, Nasr was forced into exile as a result of the revolution, and he lost both his prepared lecture notes and his library. He first feared he would have to cancel the event, but he chose to honor his commitment and in four months produced the substance of his lectures. Nasr eventually delivered the lectures at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resacralization Of Knowledge
In traditionalist philosophy, resacralization of knowledge is the reverse of the process of secularization of knowledge. The central premise is that knowledge is intimately connected to its perceived divine source—God or the Ultimate Reality—which has been severed in the modern era. The process of resacralization of knowledge seeks to reinstate the role of intellect—the divine faculty believed to exist in every human being—above and beyond that of reason, as well as to revive the role of traditional metaphysics in acquiring knowledge—especially knowledge of God—by drawing on sacred traditions and sacred science that uphold divine revelations and the spiritual or gnostic teachings of all revealed religions. It aims to restore the primordial connection between God and humanity, which is believed to have been lost. To accomplish this, it relies on the framework of tawhid, which is developed into a comprehensive metaphysical perspective emphasizing the transcendent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontifical And Promethean Man
In traditionalist philosophy, pontifical man is a divine representative ( vicegerent of God) who serves as a bridge between heaven and earth. Promethean man, on the other hand, sees himself as an earthly being who has rebelled against God and has no knowledge of his origins or purposes. This concept was notably developed in contemporary language by the Iranian philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Symbolism Nasr used the term pontifical in its etymological sense to convey that the human being is the gateway between Heaven and Earth, living on a circle of which he is always conscious and to which he strives to reach in his life. For Nasr, the ''pontifex'' (see also the ancient '' Pontifex Maximus'') is the sacred human that connects the physical and spiritual realms, whereas ''Prometheus'' is the "profane man," the robber of fire from the dwelling of the gods. Nasr used the Prometheus image differently from Aeschylus in ''Prometheus Bound'' and Shelley in ''Prometheus Unbound''. In le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desacralization Of Knowledge
In traditionalist philosophy, desacralization of knowledge or secularization of knowledge is the process of separation of knowledge from its perceived divine source—God or the Ultimate Reality. The process reflects a paradigm shift in modern conception of knowledge in that it has rejected divine revelations as well as the idea of spiritual and metaphysical foundations of knowledge, confining knowledge to empirical domain and reason alone. The theme of desacralization frequently appears among Traditionalist writers, starting with French metaphysician René Guénon, who earlier spoke of "the limitation of knowledge to its lowest order." Iranian philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr most notably examined and defined the process of desacralization of knowledge in his 1981 Gifford Lectures, which were later published as '' Knowledge and the Sacred''. Origin of the concept The theme of desacralization of knowledge has been an important topic among writers of the traditionalist sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dictionary Of Literary Biography
The ''Dictionary of Biography in literature, Literary Biography'' is a specialist biographical dictionary dedicated to literature. Published by Gale (Cengage), Gale, the 375-volume setRogers, 106. covers a wide variety of literary topics, periods, and genres, with a focus on American literature, American and British literature. Purpose and scope The series editors write that "Our purpose is to make literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and the reading public, while satisfying the needs of teachers and researchers.""Plan of the Series", xix. They define literature as "the intellectual commerce of a nation; not merely ''belles lettres'' but as that ample and complex process by which ideas are generated, shaped, and transmitted." (emphasis in original) The series thus includes biographies of historians, journalists, publishers, book collectors, and screenwriters."Plan of the Series", ix. Each volume is overseen by an expert in the field, and ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gifford Lectures Books
Gifford or Giffords may refer to: People * Gifford (given name) * Gifford (surname) *Gabby Giffords (b. 1970), a former United States politician Places Canada * Gifford Peninsula, on the South Coast of British Columbia * Gifford, British Columbia, a locality in the Matsqui Prairie area of the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia * Gifford Slough, a slough in the Matsqui Prairie area of the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia * Gifford Creek, a creek in the Cariboo region of the British Columbia Interior England * Aveton Gifford, Devon * Bowers Gifford, Essex * Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire * Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire * Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire * Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire Scotland * Gifford, East Lothian * Giffordland, North Ayrshire United States * Gifford Park, a neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska * Gifford, Florida * Gifford, Idaho * Gifford, Illinois * Gifford, Indiana * Gifford, Iowa * Gifford, New York * Gifford Creek (New York), a creek * Gifford, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religion And The Order Of The Nature
Religion and the Order of Nature is a 1996 book by the Iranian philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born April 7, 1933) is an Iranian Americans, Iranian-American academic, philosophy, philosopher, theology, theologian, and Ulama, Islamic scholar. He is University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University. .... See also * The Encounter of Man and Nature References Sources * * * * Seyyed Hossein Nasr Traditionalist School Metaphysics books {{Reli-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Need For A Sacred Science
''The Need for a Sacred Science'' is a 1993 book by the Iranian philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr. See also * ''Knowledge and the Sacred ''Knowledge and the Sacred'' is a 1981 book by the Iranian philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr. It was originally presented as his Gifford Lectures, which he delivered in 1981. The book is an exposition of perennial philosophy and has been described ...'' References Sources * * * Seyyed Hossein Nasr Traditionalist School Metaphysics books Islamic philosophical texts {{metaphysics-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Danner
Victor Danner (October 22, 1926 – October 28, 1990) was a Mexican-American author, researcher, and translator specializing in comparative religion and Islamic mysticism. Biography Victor Danner was born on October 22, 1926, in Mexico to Mexican and American parents, though he was raised and educated in the United States. Following his service in the military during World War II, he graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Arabic Studies, and spent seven years as a teacher in Morocco. He also held the position of administrator for the American Language Program, which was sponsored by the American Embassy in Rabat. Back in the US, he earned his doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from Harvard University in 1970. He taught Arabic language and literature, Sufism, Eastern religions, and comparative mysticism at Indiana University from 1967 to 1990. He was head of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the university, where he is remembere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huston Smith
Huston Cummings Smith (May 31, 1919 – December 30, 2016) was a scholar of religious studies in the United States, He authored at least thirteen books on world's religions and philosophy, and his book about comparative religion, ''The World's Religions'' (originally titled ''The Religions of Man'') sold over three million copies as of 2017. Born and raised in Suzhou, China, in an American Methodist missionary family, Smith moved back to the United States at the age of 17 and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1945 with a PhD in philosophy. He spent the majority of his academic career as a professor at Washington University in St. Louis (1947–1958), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1958–1973) and Syracuse University (1973–1983). In 1983, he retired from Syracuse and moved to Berkeley, California, where he was a visiting professor of religious studies at the University of California, Berkeley, until his death. Early life On May 31, 1919, Huston Cummings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Aslan
Adnan Aslan (born 1963) is a Turkish Islamic scholar. Biography Aslan was born in Kayseri in central Turkey in 1963 and received his education in both Turkey and England. He completed his BA in theology from Erciyes University in Turkey and received his MA in history and philosophy of religion from King's College London in 1990. He earned his PhD in philosophy of religion from Lancaster University in England in 1995. Aslan worked at a number of universities in Turkey. He has served as the dean of faculty of humanities and social sciences at Süleyman Sah University in Istanbul. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the department of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame du Lac and a faculty associate at Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a state university system, system of Public university, public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. The system has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Aminrazavi
Mehdi Aminrazavi (born September 22, 1957) is an Iranian scholar of philosophy and mysticism. He is the Kurt Leidecker Chair in Asian Studies and a professor of philosophy and religion as well as director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of Mary Washington. Biography Born in Mashhad, Iran, Aminrazavi studied at the University of Washington in Seattle and received his bachelor's degree in Architecture and city planning and a master's in philosophy. He then transferred to Temple University where he received his master's in religious studies and a Ph.D. in philosophy of religion. He has been teaching at the University of Mary Washington since 1990. Affiliations Aminrazavi is a member of a number of prestigious national and international philosophical and religious organizations including the American Academy of Religion, the American Philosophical Association and the Middle Eastern Society of America.Forum on the Future of Islam: Muslim Perspectives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioan Petru Culianu
Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano (5 January 1950 – 21 May 1991) was a Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, a philosopher and political essayist, and a short story writer. He served as professor of the history of religions at the University of Chicago from 1988 to his death, and had previously taught the history of Romanian culture at the University of Groningen. An expert in Gnosticism and Renaissance magic, he befriended, was encouraged by Mircea Eliade, though he gradually distanced himself from his mentor. Culianu published seminal work on the interrelation of the occult, Eros, magic, physics, and history. Culianu was murdered in 1991. It has been much speculated his murder was in consequence of his critical view of Romanian national politics. Some factions of the Romanian political right openly celebrated his murder. The Romanian '' Securitate'', which he once lambasted as a force "of epochal stupidity", has also been suspected of involvement and of us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
