Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur

448 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Nur community is one of the most significant religious and social movements in contemporary Turkey, with millions of adherents and a strong institutional and educational system throughout the country. This volume presents a picture of its spiritual dimensions by focusing on the ideas of its founder, Turkish theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960). Prominent scholars in contemporary Islamic studies and comparative spirituality examine the various facets of Nursi's spirituality as revealed in his magnum opus, Risale-i Nur, which began to take shape in the 1920s and is considered Nursi's deep reflection on the Qur

• Reihe: SUNY Press
• ISBN: 9780791474730
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.07.2008
• Größe: 229 x 157 mm
• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Herausgegeben von: Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi'