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ISBN
9781936597642
Book Title
Esoterism As Principle and As Way : a New Translation with Selected Letters
Publisher
World Industries wisdom, Incorporated
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2019
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Frithjof Schuon
Genre
Religion
Topic
Theology, Comparative Religion, Philosophy
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
328 Pages
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Publisher
World Industries wisdom, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1936597640
ISBN-13
9781936597642
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038393681

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Book Title
Esoterism As Principle and As Way : a New Translation with Selected Letters
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Theology, Comparative Religion, Philosophy
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion
Author
Frithjof Schuon
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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2019-009740
Table Of Content
Editor's Preface vii Introduction xiii I. Sophia Perennis Understanding Esoterism 3 The Mystery of the Veil 37 Hypostatic and Cosmic Numbers 57 The Primordial Tree 71 II. Spiritual & Moral Life The Triple Nature of Man 85 The Virtues in the Way 93 The Nature and Role of Sentiment 109 What Sincerity Is and What It Is Not 115 The Problem of Sexuality 121 Dimensions of the Human Vocation 139 The Supreme Commandment 143 The True Remedy 151 Criteria of Worth 161 III. Aesthetic & Theurgic Phenomenology Foundations of an Integral Aesthetics 169 The Degrees of Art 177 The Role of Appearances 193 The Function of Relics 199 An Elementary Criteriology of Celestial Apparitions 205 The Sun Dance 215 IV. Sufism The Religion of the Heart 225 The Way of Unity 231 Appendix Selections from Letters and Other Previously 239 Unpublished Writings Editor's Notes 249 Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases 283 Index 297 Biographical Notes 309
Synopsis
Frithjof Schuon's works provide invaluable keys to understanding the formal contradictions between the world's religions as well as their transcendent unity. This revised edition of his writings on esoterism--the inward and universal dimension of religion, also called the sophia perennis ("perennial wisdom")--features a new translation from the original French as well as more than 60 pages of new material, including previously unpublished selections from his letters and other private writings., Frithjof Schuon's perspective of pure esoterism focuses on the inward and universal dimension of religion, also referred to as the sophia perennis ("perennial wisdom"). His works provide invaluable keys to understanding the formal contradictions between the world's religions as well as their transcendent unity. In Esoterism as Principle and as Way readers will discover the essential truth that lies at the heart of the world's religions, as well as the role of prayer, virtue, and beauty in the spiritual life. This revised edition of Schuon's writings on esoterism features a fully revised translation from the French original as well as over 60 pages of new material, including previously unpublished selections from the author's letters and other private writings, an editor's preface, editor's notes, a glossary of foreign terms and phrases, an index, and biographical notes.
LC Classification Number
BL51.S463513 2019

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