| Splendor of the True: A Frithjof Schuon Reader Contributor(s): Cutsinger, James S. (Selected by), Cutsinger, James S. (Translator), Cutsinger, James S. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1438446101 ISBN-13: 9781438446103 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Mysticism - Religion | Islam - Sufi - Religion | Gnosticism |
| Dewey: 210 |
| LCCN: 2012017394 |
| Series: SUNY Series in Western Esoteric Traditions |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.06" W x 9.09" (1.29 lbs) 370 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998), the leading figure in the perennialist school of comparative religious thought, remains one of the most provocative voices on religion. Bridging the divide between seeker and scholar, Schuon challenges the prevailing notion that religion should be studied with agnostic neutrality. He speaks to those who are looking for greater interfaith understanding and a deeper penetration to the esoteric heart of specific traditions, while turning the tables on an increasingly noisy chorus of skeptics. In Splendor of the True, James S. Cutsinger selects essential writings that reflect the full range of Schuon's thought on religion and tradition, metaphysics and epistemology, human nature and destiny, sacred art and symbolism, and spirituality and contemplative method. In addition to Schuon's essays, the book includes a number of poems, artworks, and previously unpublished materials drawn from his letters, personal memoirs, and private texts for disciples. An introductory chapter provides a careful examination of Schuon as perennial philosopher, Sufi shaykh, and teacher of gnosis. |