This volume aspires to cast light on some of the cultural manifestations of Islam in the spheres of language and literature, philosophy and mysticism, human sciences and art. For this task, UNESCO has chosen scholars and experts from all over the world, East and West, who belong to widely divergent cultural and religious backgrounds. The choice of authors reflects the amplitude and universality of the concept of knowledge in Islam. The diversity of the cultural expressions found in one single culture reflects the binding spirit and unifying soul behind them, the unity behind the multiplicity.Also available:
Volume II: The Individual and Society in Islam
Volume IV: Science and Technology in Islam
Part I: The Exact and Natural Sciences
Part II: Technology and Applied SciencesForthcoming titles:
Volume I: The Foundations of Islam
Volume III: The Spread of Islam throughout the World
Volume VI: Islam in the World Today