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To Have a Center: A New Translation with Selected Letters (English Language Writings of Frithjof Schun)
Frithjof Schuon
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Description for To Have a Center: A New Translation with Selected Letters (English Language Writings of Frithjof Schun)
Paperback. A guide for souls seeking clarity in complex times. This book includes essays that focus on restoring ourselves to our full birthright as beings "made in God's image and explore themes such as genius, intelligence, character, and prayer. Editor(s): Oldmeadow, Harry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
In this new edition of his powerfully original work, Schuon covers an array of metaphysical, cosmological, and anthropological subjects. In the book's signature essay, entitled "To Have a Center," the author surveys the ambiguous phenomenon of modern genius, showing how Western humanistic society has replaced the time-honored veneration of the saint and the hero with the cult of individualistic "genius." In other notable essays, Schuon deals with the relation between intelligence and character, the distinction between historical Gnosticism and pure gnosis, the degrees and dimensions of theism, the spiritual messages of David, Shankara, and Honen, and the symbolism of Plains ... Read more
In this new edition of his powerfully original work, Schuon covers an array of metaphysical, cosmological, and anthropological subjects. In the book's signature essay, entitled "To Have a Center," the author surveys the ambiguous phenomenon of modern genius, showing how Western humanistic society has replaced the time-honored veneration of the saint and the hero with the cult of individualistic "genius." In other notable essays, Schuon deals with the relation between intelligence and character, the distinction between historical Gnosticism and pure gnosis, the degrees and dimensions of theism, the spiritual messages of David, Shankara, and Honen, and the symbolism of Plains ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
World Wisdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781936597444
SKU
V9781936597444
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Ref
99-15
About Frithjof Schuon
Frithjof Schuon is best known as the foremost spokesman of the Perennial Philosophy and as a philosopher in the metaphysical current of Shankara and Plato. Schuon was born in 1907 in Basle, Switzerland, of German parents and died in the United States in 1998. Harry Oldmeadow was Coordinator of Philosophy and Religious Studies at La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia, ... Read more
Reviews for To Have a Center: A New Translation with Selected Letters (English Language Writings of Frithjof Schun)
Translated from the French, this collection of essays on the philosophy of religion reflects the author's search for a sense of the spiritual in all of human life... This is a very challenging and scholarly work for all seeking the Sophia Perennis, 'the timeless metaphysical truth underlying the diverse religions.'" CHOICE By the power and transparency of its thoughtfaithful echo ... Read more