The Essential Titus Burckhardt: Reflections on Sacred Art, Faiths, and Civilizations (Perennial Philosophy)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0941532364 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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An introduction to the thought of one of the greatest perennialist authors of the twentieth century.
The true human, the true artistic, vocation is to transcend oneself. _Titus Burckhardt was one of the great expositors of the perennial philosophy, along with the Traditionalists Rene Guenon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, and Frithjof Schuon. It is obvious to me that he truly experienced what he wrote upon. To him Intellection was not an abstract me. A Nice Overview Of A Perennial Traditionalist Titus Burckhardt, whether fixing his attention on the proper philosophy, or the proper architecture, or the proper occultism, brings a liberal yet formiddable intelligence to whichever of these works he sets his hand to.Burckhardt, when laying out a sacred temple, would ha. Amazing writer and thinker! Amazing book. Highly recommend!
The editor of the collection, Dr. . William Stoddart, is himself a writer within the Perennialist school, and is perhaps best known for his concise outlines of many the world's great religious traditions as well as for his many excellent translations into English of many of the works of Schuon and Burckhardt
Wherever you open the pagesit breathes all that is sacred." -- Sir John Tavener, composer, and author of The Music of Silence: A Composer's Testament"This book is a spiritual and intellectual journey thatbrings together the wisdom of the major religious traditions." -- Rama P. Coomaraswamy, M.D., F.A.C.S., author of The Destruction of the Christian Tradition"This distillation of Titus Burckhardt's life's work is a precious memento." -- Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions and Why Religion Matters. "Burckhardt has always been an inspirationHis modesty and natural reticence hid his great stature asa man of wisdom." -- Keith Critchlow, author of Islamic Patterns: An Analytical and Cosmological Approach"Burc