Monday, April 7, 2008

Traditional Islam in the Modern World

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. (1995) Traditional Islam in the Modern World. New York: Kegan Paul International. [Chapter 2 - Islamic Work Ethic, pp. 35-46]

Iranian-born Nasr (Islamic studies, George Washington Univ.) distinguishes traditional Islam from both modernist and resurgent "fundamentalist" forms, and explores its encounter with the modern world in such realms as education, science, and urbanism. A reprint of the 1987 cloth edition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Second chapter of this book deals with Islamic Work Ethic.

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