Splendor of the True : A Frithjof Schuon Reader

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cutsinger, James S.

Contributor:

Cutsinger, James S., Contributor.

Series:

SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Religions.

Philosophy.

Local Subjects:

Religion--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : State University of New York Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 In addition to Schuon's essays, the book includes a number of poems, artworks, and previously unpublished materials drawn from his letters, personal memoirs, and private texts for disciples.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.

Contents:

""10. THE MESSAGE OF THE HUMAN BODY""""11. MAN AND CERTAINTY""; ""12. UNIVERSAL ESCHATOLOGY""; ""IV. SACRED ART AND SYMBOLISM""; ""13. THE QUESTION OF FORMS IN ART""; ""14. THE LIBERATING PASSAGE""; ""15. AN ELEMENTARY CRITERIOLOGY OF CELESTIAL APPARITIONS""; ""16. THE SYMBOLISM OF THE HOURGLASS""; ""V. SPIRITUALITY""; ""17. MODES OF SPIRITUAL REALIZATION""; ""18. THE ANONYMITY OF THE VIRTUES""; ""19. THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF THE SPIRITUAL MASTER""; ""20. THE STATIONS OF WISDOM""; ""CONCLUSION: RELIGIO PERENNIS""

""APPENDIX: SELECTIONS FROM LETTERS,SPIRITUAL TEXTS, AND MEMOIRS""""TRANSLATOR�S NOTES""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""SOURCES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS BY FRITHJOF SCHUON""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B ""; ""C ""; ""D ""; ""E ""; ""F ""; ""G ""; ""H ""; ""I ""; ""J ""; ""K ""; ""L ""; ""M ""; ""N ""; ""O ""; ""P ""; ""Q ""; ""R ""; ""S ""; ""T ""; ""U ""; ""V ""; ""W ""; ""Y ""; ""Z ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4384-4612-8