Unesco Presents Volumes Devoted to Islamic Culture

Paris, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will, this week, present the last two volumes of the collection ''Different Aspects of Islamic Culture'', dedicated to the investigation of the Muslim tradition and its contributions to progress, the organization stated today.

According to a statement issued by UNESCO, 'Different Aspects of Islamic Culture' is a unique collection comprised of six volumes with more than 5,700 pages. It was compiled by more than 150 researchers and specialists, who were tasked with producing a comprehensive collection of 'knowledge on the complexity and diversity of Islamic culture '.

The materials 'offer to all interested persons knowledge and a pluralistic and global perspective of Islam and its contributions to progress,' said the statement.

The collection was launched in 1977 and covers 40 years of work by Muslim and non-Muslin experts. This week volumes I and VI will be presented.

Volume I, entitled 'The Foundations of Islam', explores the pillars of the faith, its principles, its conceptions of God and Man and the ideals that have marked the Islamic vision of the world through time and space.

Volume VI, which entitled is 'Islam in the World Today' penetrates into the practices of this religious community through a rigorous analysis of their economic, political and socio-cultural characteristics.

The rest of the volumes, previously published, focus on the status of the individual and society, science and technology, as well as culture and education in Islam.