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The Essential René Guénon: Metaphysics, Tradition, Crisis of Modernity

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Essential René Guénon, The: Metaphysics, Tradition and the Crisis of Modernity

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Author(s):

René Guénon

edited by John Herlihy

Subjects(s):
Comparative Religion
Eastern Religion
Esoterism
Guénon, René
Symbolism
Tradition

Price: $24.95

ISBN: 978-1-933316-57-4

Book Size: 6 × 9

# of Pages: 312

Language: English

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René Guénon (1886-1951) was one of the founders of the Perennialist/Traditionalist school of comparative religious thought. In a time of unquestioning belief in the dogmas of progress and evolution, Guénon issued a devastating critique of the modern world. A pioneering philosopher, he also provided the intellectual keys for a reclamation of the West’s spiritual riches through an exposition of the Eastern metaphysical doctrines. This anthology of his essential writings is divided into four parts: 1. The Modern World; 2. The Metaphysical World; 3. The Hindu World; and 4. The Traditional World.

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René Guénon (1886-1951) was one of the founders of the Perennialist/Traditionalist school of comparative religious thought. In a time of unquestioning belief in the dogmas of progress and evolution, Guénon issued a devastating critique of the modern world. A pioneering philosopher, he also provided the intellectual keys for a reclamation of the West’s spiritual riches through an exposition of the Eastern metaphysical doctrines. This anthology of his essential writings is divided into four parts: 1. The Modern World; 2. The Metaphysical World; 3. The Hindu World; and 4. The Traditional World.

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René Guénon

René Guénon (1886-1951) was a French metaphysician, writer, and editor who was largely responsible for laying the metaphysical groundwork for the Traditionalist or Perennialist school of thought in the early twentieth century. Guénon remains influential today for his writings on the intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy of the modern world, on symbolism, on spiritual esoterism and initiation, and on the universal truths that manifest themselves in various forms in the world’s religious traditions.

A selection of René Guénon's most important and representative writings has been collected in the book The Essential René Guénon: Metaphysics, Tradition and the Crisis of Modernity, edited by author and editor John Herlihy. To see a list of the many essays from René Guénon that have appeared in World Wisdom books, click here.

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John Herlihy

John Herlihy was born into an Irish-American family in Boston, Massachusetts. Herlihy completed studies at a Paulist seminary. He works in Abu Dhabi at the University of Science, Technology and Research as a special advisor to the President. In addition to writing for such traditional journals as Sacred Web and Sophia, his publications include In Search of the Truth, Veils and Keys to Enlightenment, Modern Man at the Crossroads, and Near and Distant Horizons, all of which reflect upon the disparity between modernity and tradition and the pursuit of spirituality in today’s anti-spiritual world. He is also the author of Borderlands of the Spirit: Reflections on a Sacred Science of Mind and Wisdom’s Journey: Living the Spirit of Islam in the Modern World. Mr Herlihy is also the editor of The Essential René Guénon: Metaphysics, Tradition and the Crisis of Modernity.

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Table of Contents for "The Essential René Guénon"

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FOREWORD: René Guénon by Martin Lings

INTRODUCTION by John Herlihy

Part One: The Modern World

1. The Dark Age

2. Sacred and Profane Science

3. Individualism

4. A Material Civilization

5. Introduction to Reign of Quantity

6. Quality and Quantity

7. The Postulates of Rationalism

8. The End of the World

9. The Spirit of India

10. East and West

11. Civilization and Progress

Part Two: The Metaphysical World

1. Eastern Metaphysics

2. What is Meant by Tradition

3. Essential Characteristics of Metaphysics

4. Metaphysical Realization

5. Dharma

6. Sanatana Dharma

7. Some Remarks on the Doctrine of Cosmic Cycles

8. Foundation of the Theory of the Multiple States

9. The Realization of the Being through Knowledge

Part Three: The Hindu World

1. On the Exact Meaning of the Word ‘Hindu”

2. Perpetuity of the Veda

3. The Law of Manu

4. Principles Governing the Institution of Caste

5. Yoga

6. General Remarks on the Vedanta

7. The Vital Center of the Human Being: Seat of Brahma

8. The Degrees of Individual Manifestation

9. Buddhi or the Higher Intellect

10. Final Deliverance

Part Four: The Traditional World

1. Kabbalah

2. Islamic Esoterism

3. At-Tawhid

4. Taoism and Confucianism

5. Rites and Symbols

6. The Symbolism of Weaving

7. The Language of the Birds

8. The Sword of Islam

9. The Heart and the Cave

10. Symbolism of the Dome

Conclusion to Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines

The Works of René Guénon

Biographical Notes

Index