John Herlihy
Encyclopedia
John Ahmed Herlihy is an author of books and articles on the subjects of Islam
, the modern world, and Ayurveda
.
and studied at a Paulist seminary. He was educated at Boston University
and Columbia University
. He converted to Islam
while teaching in the Middle East; an experience he has written about in several of his books (including In Search of the Truth.)
He currently resides in the United Arab Emirates
where he works as a lecturer. He is the author of several books and often contributes articles to magazines, including the traditionalist
journals Sacred Web and Sophia
.
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, the modern world, and Ayurveda
Ayurveda
Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to India and a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, words , meaning "longevity", and , meaning "knowledge" or "science". The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India,...
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Biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts to an Irish-American family, Herlihy was raised a devout CatholicCatholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
and studied at a Paulist seminary. He was educated at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He converted to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
while teaching in the Middle East; an experience he has written about in several of his books (including In Search of the Truth.)
He currently resides in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
where he works as a lecturer. He is the author of several books and often contributes articles to magazines, including the traditionalist
Traditionalist School
The term Traditionalist School is used by Mark Sedgwick and other authors to denote a school of thought, also known as Integral Traditionalism or Perennialism to denote an esoteric movement developed by authors such as French metaphysician René Guénon, German-Swiss...
journals Sacred Web and Sophia
Sophia (journal)
Sophia is an academic journal devoted to philosophy of religion and philosophical theology, founded in 1962. From 2001 Sophia was published by Ashgate Publishing in collaboration with the Australasian Society for Philosophy of Religion. The journal has now moved to Springer...
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