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To Have a Center: A New Translation with Selected Letters

To Have a Center: A New Translation with Selected Letters

Schuon, Frithjof
Oldmeadow, Harry

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PhilosophyComparative ReligionReligion General

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ISBN10: 1936597446
ISBN13: 9781936597444
Publisher: World Wisdom Books
Published: Jul 7 2015
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.80 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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 Indian vestments.

This revised edition, containing over 65 pages of new material, features a fully revised translation from the French original as well as previously unpublished selections from Schuon's letters and other private writings. Also included are editor's notes, a glossary of foreign terms, and an index.

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