The Essential Rene Guenon
Metaphysical Principles, Traditional Doctrines, and the Crisis of Modernity
1st Edition
Published on 15. October 2009
312 pages
978-1-935493-53-2 (ISBN)
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A prolific writer and author of over 24 books, Rene Guenon was the founder of the Perennialist/Traditionalist school of comparative religious thought. Known for his discourses on the intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy of the modern world, symbolism, tradition, and the inner or spiritual dimension of religion, this book is a compilation of his most important writings. A key component of his thought was the assertion that universal truths manifest themselves in various forms in the world's religions and his writings on Hinduism, Taoism, and Sufism are particularly illuminating in this regard.
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Metaphysical Principles, Traditional Doctrines, and the Crisis of Modernity
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Content
- Front Cover
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part 1: The Modern World
- 1. The Dark Age
- 2. Sacred and Profane Science
- 3. A Material Civilization
- 4. Introduction to The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times
- 5. Quality and Quantity
- 6. The Postulates of Rationalism
- 7.The End of a World
- 8. Civilization and Progress
- Part 2: The Metaphysical World
- 9. Eastern Metaphysics
- 10. What is Meant by Tradition?
- 11. Essential Characteristics of Metaphysics
- 12. Metaphysical Realization
- 13. Sanatana Dharma
- 14. Some Remarks on the Doctrine of Cosmic Cycles
- 15. Foundation of the Theory of the Multiple States
- 16. The Realization of the Being through Knowledge
- Part 3: The Hindu World
- 17. On the Exact Meaning of the Word "Hindu"
- 18. Perpetuity of the Veda
- 19. The Law of Manu
- 20. Principles Governing the Institution of Caste
- 21. Yoga
- 22. General Remarks on the Vedanta
- 23. The Vital Center of the Human Being
- 24. The Degrees of Individual Manifestation
- 25. Buddhi or the Higher Intellect
- 26. Final Deliverance
- Part 4: The Traditional World
- 27. Kabbalah
- 28. The Symbolism of the Grail
- 29. Islamic Esoterism
- 30. Taoism and Confucianism
- 31. Rite and Symbol
- 32. The Symbolism of Weaving
- 33. The Sword of Islam
- 34. The Heart and the Cave
- 35. Initiatic Affiliation
- 36. True and False Spiritual Teachers
- Conclusion to Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines
- Appendix 1: Biography of René Guénon
- Appendix 2: The Works of René Guénon
- List of Sources
- Biographical Notes
