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This book deals with the meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, the metaphysical foundation of such science, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to some of the major issues facing humanity today. In the first part, the author turns…

"These essays are in some sort a continuation and development of themes contained in the four concluding chapters of my previous book, 'Old lamps for new.'"--Introduction.

"Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali's philosophical explorations covered nearly the entire spectrum of twelfth-century beliefs. Beginning his career as a skeptic, he ended it as a scholar of mysticism and orthodoxy. The Niche of Lights, written near the…

“A beautifully illustrated book based on the fascinating theory that pagan and heretical beliefs are far more spread in Western culture than is usually realized, and that behind the imagery of numerous paintings and architectural motifs there are…