Seyyed Hossein Nasr Religion, History, and Civilization FOR SINA Recommended Reading 189 4. The Dimensions of Islam 75 1. Islam and the Islamic World 1 3. Doctrines and Beliefs of Islam 59 8. Islam in the Contemporary World 173 6. A Brief Journey Through Islamic History 115 5. Islamic Practices, Ethics, and Institutions 91 7. Schools of Islamic Thought and Their History 153 About the Author Cover Copyright About the Publisher In the Name of God, the Infi nitely Good, the All-Merciful vii Introduction viii