Cultural Schizophrenia Contributor(s): Shayegan, Daryush (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815605072 ISBN-13: 9780815605072 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1997 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General - Philosophy |
Dewey: 305.697 |
LCCN: 97-25572 |
Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.12" W x 9.03" (0.69 lbs) 198 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This study of the relationship between Muslim culture and Western modernity, portrays a society bound to its own glorified history - yet facing an external reality from the West. The meeting of these two worlds leads to a profound distortion, especially in how the Muslim world sees itself. |