| Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur Contributor(s): Abu-Rabi', Ibrahim M. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0791474739 ISBN-13: 9780791474730 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Essays on various facets of Nursi's spirituality as portrayed in his Risale-i-Nur. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - History - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 297.83 |
| LCCN: 2007042270 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.60 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |