Patrick Laude --- Keys to the Beyond:
Frithjof Schuon's Cross-Traditional Language of Transcendence [Schlüssel zum Jenseits - zu dem, was dahinter liegt]
SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions
Studies the original vocabulary of Frithjof Schuon, its relevance to comparative religion, and the status of metaphysical and theological terms in religion.
This book explores the work of the religious philosopher Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998) by focusing on the way he develops his own expansive adaptations of traditional religious terms. As a leading proponent of perennial philosophical and religious thought, Schuon borrows widely from specific religious traditions, expanding the scope of traditional terminology — from upāya and yin-yang to "quintessential Sufism" and "vertical Trinity" — beyond their respective traditional definitions. This is one of Schuon's strengths as a thinker, but it can also be an obstacle to understanding his writings. This study develops the full implications of these key terms by first delving into their specific traditional denotations and, secondly, exploring their universal connotations in Schuon's universe of meaning. Such a task is particularly timely when both hardened religious identities and skepticism or hostility toward religious traditions increasingly clash with each other. The current questions and challenges surrounding cross-civilizational relations make such a contribution particularly needed and likely to receive a broader attention in the years to come.
About the Author
Patrick Laude is Professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar.
He is the author of many books, including
---- Shimmering Mirrors: Reality and Appearance in Contemplative Metaphysics
East and West; Pathways to an Inner Islam:
Massignon, Corbin, Guénon, and Schuon;
--- Frithjof Schuon: Life and Teachings (coauthored with Jean-Baptiste Aymard),
all published by SUNY Press.
Weiteres:
Charles Upton: The Way Forward for Perennialism: After the Antinomianism of
Frithjof Schuon (Dialogos)
Publisher: Sophia Perennis 2022, 246 pp.
ISBN-10 : 1597311855 --- ISBN-13 : 978-1597311854
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