About the Author

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is university professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University. Author of over fifty books, Professor Nasr is a well-known and highly respected intellectual figure both in the West and in the Islamic world. Born in Tehran, raised from the age of twelve in the United States, and a graduate of MIT and Harvard University, Nasr is well qualified to explain Islam to a Western audience. He appears frequently on Meet the Press, as well as other national news shows.

Reviews

"A valuable primer on a religion that, for all its monolithic appearances, is as splintered as any other." -- Kirkus Reviews"[A] classical and timeless text....that manages to be sweeping in scope yet accessible in style." -- Publishers Weekly"[A] deep, thoughtful, sympathetic introduction to the diversity and history of Islamic faith and practice." -- Booklist