All major civilisations of the world have cultivated a philosophical tradition, but only a few have had a continuous tradition with surviving texts. Persia is home to one such civilisation with continuity of philosophical thought for more than two-and-a-half millennia. This 29 minute interview with Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr presents an overview of his intellectual journey into Persian philosophy, covering traditions ranging from ancient Zoroastrian scriptures all the way up to modern times.
http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=115068&l=en
Earlier:
- Watch Seyyed Hossein Nasr pay tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan
- Sacred Web: Special Tribute to Hazar Imam by Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- The Spiritual Significance of Islamic Art – The Vision of Titus Ibrahim Burckhardt
- Islam and Music: the Legal and Spiritual Dimensions (Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
- Prof Shafique Virani and Prof Ali Asani review: The Study Quran – A New Translation and Commentary
- Interview with Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- Inaugural Ismaili Centre International Lecture with Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- Sacred Web Conference contemplates the role of religion in a secular age | Vancouver Observer
- Event: Islamic Philosophy Conference – April 26-27, 2014
- Acclaimed Muslim scholar leads Vancouver event | Vancouver Sun
- SINA Hall of Fame Class of 2013: Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- Ismaili Contributions to Islamic Culture
- Georgetown University Berkley Center: Symposium on the State of West-Islamic Dialogue
- Farhana Mayer presents “Mystical Hermeneutics and Cosmology in the Tafsir Ascribed by the Sufis to Ja’far al-Sadiq”
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr: New Approaches to Qur’an and Exegesis
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr: Sacred Silence in Sufism and the Vedanta
- Islam: Religion, History and Civilization by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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