The Islamic Tradition: An Introduction

THE ISLAMIC TRADITION: AN INTRODUCTION, Victor Danner, softcover, 1988. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. Light pencil markings indicating the LC number are faintly visible on the first free endpaper. There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. Not a library book or remainder. The illustrated wraps are in good condition (curling corners, original 1988 bookstore price tag on back). 9 x 6, 255 pages, 13 ounces XX [from the back cover] One of the leading exponents of Moslem thought develops the historic meaning of the tradition of Islam; he deals with the problems the tradition faces in our contemporary world, and Islam's inner tensions between traditionalists and those who would bring change—modernists and conservatives. Written for a serious but general reader this volume provides the most accessible yet profound initiation into the fundamental spiritual experience, beliefs, rituals, and historic figures of Islam. PROFESSOR VICTOR DANNER has taught Arabic, Arabic Literature, Islam, Sufism, the Eastern Religions, and comparative mysticism in the Departments of Near Eastern Languages and Literature, and Religious Studies of Indiana University. He has published many articles, and his previous books include Sufi Aphorisms. His worldwide travel, and involvement in inter-religious dialog have made him an exceptional communicator of the deep spiritual character of the tradition to those of other religious faiths. …