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By Frithjof Schuon,Harry Oldmeadow

In this re-creation of his powerfully unique work, Schuon covers an array of metaphysical, cosmological, and anthropological topics. within the book’s signature essay, entitled “To Have a Center”, the writer surveys the ambiguous phenomenon of contemporary genius, exhibiting how Western humanistic society has changed the generic veneration of the saint and the hero with the cult of individualistic “genius”. In different outstanding essays, Schuon bargains with the relation among intelligence and personality, the excellence among ancient Gnosticism and natural gnosis, the levels and dimensions of theism, the non secular messages of David, Shankara, and Honen, and the symbolism of Plains Indian vestments. This revised variation, containing over sixty five pages of recent fabric, incorporates a absolutely revised translation from the French unique in addition to formerly unpublished choices from Schuon’s letters and different inner most writings. additionally incorporated are editor’s notes, a thesaurus of international phrases, and an index.

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