{"product_id":"vision-of-islam-paperback","title":"Vision of Islam - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSachiko Murata\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Chittick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething is lost when Western thinkers approach Islam. They seem to see the religion in historical and cultural terms, obscuring Islam's own internal logic and its true beauty and spirituality. This clearly written introduction to Islam changes that, vividly explaining the Islamic perspectives that have rung true for Muslims for nearly 1400 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book covers the four dimensions of Islam as outlined in the Hadith of Gabriel: practice, faith, spirituality, and the Islamic view of history. Drawing on the Koran, the sayings of the Prophet and the great authorities of the tradition, the text introduces the essentials of each dimension and then shows how it has been embodied in Islamic institutions throughout history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSachiko Murata completed her B.A. in family law at Chiba University in Japan, worked for a year in a law firm in Tokyo, and then went to Iran to study Islamic law. She completed a PhD in Persian literature at Tehran University in 1971, and then transferred to the faculty of theology, where she was the first woman and the first non-Muslim to be enrolled. She finished her MA in Islamic jurisprudence in 1975, and while continuing work on her PhD dissertation in law she became a research associate at the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy. Her work on her second PhD was cut short by the revolution. Since 1983 she has taught religious studies at Stony Brook University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMurata has published many scholarly articles and a number of books. These include \u003cem\u003eIsuramu Hôriron Josetsu\u003c\/em\u003e (Iwanami, 1985), the translation of a major text on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence from Arabic into Japanese; \u003cem\u003eThe Tao of Islam: A Sourcebook on Gender Relationships in Islamic Thought \u003c\/em\u003e(SUNY Press, 1992); \u003cem\u003eChinese Gleams of SufiLight: Wang Tai-yü's Great Learning of the Pure and Real and Liu Chih's Displaying the Concealment of the Real Realm\u003c\/em\u003e (SUNY Press, 2000); and with the collaboration of William C. Chittick and Tu Weiming, \u003cem\u003eThe Sage Learning of Liu Zhi: Islamic Thought in Confucian Terms\u003c\/em\u003e (Harvard University Press, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMurata has been the director of Japanese Studies since its founding in 1990 and regularly teaches Introduction to Japanese Studies, Japanese Buddhism, Feminine Spirituality in World Religions, and Islam and Confucianism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn and raised in Milford, Connecticut, William C. Chittick did his B.A. in history at the College of Wooster (Ohio) and then went to Iran, where he completed a Ph.D. in Persian literature at Tehran University in 1974. He taught comparative religion in the humanities department at Aryamehr Technical University in Tehran and, for a short period before the revolution, was assistant professor at the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy. He returned to the United States in January, 1979. For three years he was assistant editor at the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopaedia Iranica\u003c\/em\u003e (Columbia University), and from 1983 he has taught religious studies at Stony Brook University.  \u003cp\u003eChittick is author and translator of 30 books and 150 articles on Islamic thought, Sufism, Shi'ism, and Persian literature. His more recent books include \u003cem\u003eIn Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought\u003c\/em\u003e (State University of New York Press, 2012), \u003cem\u003eThe Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn al-'Arabî's Cosmology\u003c\/em\u003e (State University of New York Press, 1998), \u003cem\u003eSufism: A Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e (Oneword, 2000), \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Islamic Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2001), \u003cem\u003eThe Elixir of the Gnostics\u003c\/em\u003e (Brigham Young University Press, 2003), \u003cem\u003eMe \u0026amp; Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi\u003c\/em\u003e (FonsVitae, 2004), and \u003cem\u003eScience of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e (Oneworld, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChittick regularly teaches Islam, Islamic Classics, and other courses in religious studies. On occasion he directs qualified students in the reading of Arabic or Persian texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52994657419571,"sku":"9781557785169","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VHhZbnNXVTRBTHl6NWpxcnk3d2FEQT09.webp?v=1769244689","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/vision-of-islam-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}