Sufism: Veil and Quintessence : a New Translation with Selected LettersWorld Wisdom, Inc, 2006 - 196 páginas "This revised and expanded edition of Frithjof Schuon's Sufism: Veil and Quintessence contains: a new translation of this classic work; previously unpublished correspondence by Frithjob Schuon; an editor's preface by James S. |
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Página vii
... first work of Schuon belonging to this second category was Understanding Islam, his most widely read book. Being aware of the importance that he placed on the titles of his books, we asked him, upon the appearance of the original French ...
... first work of Schuon belonging to this second category was Understanding Islam, his most widely read book. Being aware of the importance that he placed on the titles of his books, we asked him, upon the appearance of the original French ...
Página viii
... first met him in 1957 in Lausanne , he had little knowl- edge of the manifestations of Sufism in the Persian world or of Shiite esoterism . But in long conversations that we carried out with him on these subjects , he showed great ...
... first met him in 1957 in Lausanne , he had little knowl- edge of the manifestations of Sufism in the Persian world or of Shiite esoterism . But in long conversations that we carried out with him on these subjects , he showed great ...
Página ix
... first seems to have little to do with Sufism, but if studied in depth reveals why he included it in this book. It is entitled “Tracing the Notion of Philosophy”. In this seminal essay he departs from the total dismissal of philosophy by ...
... first seems to have little to do with Sufism, but if studied in depth reveals why he included it in this book. It is entitled “Tracing the Notion of Philosophy”. In this seminal essay he departs from the total dismissal of philosophy by ...
Página xiii
... first of all about certain veilings , which all too often prevent one from approaching the subject impartially and perceiving its true nature . When one speaks of a doctrinal “ quintessence ” , this can be either of two things : first ...
... first of all about certain veilings , which all too often prevent one from approaching the subject impartially and perceiving its true nature . When one speaks of a doctrinal “ quintessence ” , this can be either of two things : first ...
Página xiv
... first sight are not at all in the interest of its fundamental thesis , but this thesis has nothing to fear from secondary observations that seem to detract from it , for a spirituality cannot be substantially at the mercy of human ...
... first sight are not at all in the interest of its fundamental thesis , but this thesis has nothing to fear from secondary observations that seem to detract from it , for a spirituality cannot be substantially at the mercy of human ...
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Absolute accentuation according Advaita Vedānta ahādīth Allāh Arabic Aryan beauty believe Bhagavad Gītā Book of Keys Brahma certitude Christian contrary Dhikr divine doctrine editor's note element esoterism Essence everything evil Exo-Esoteric Symbiosis expression fact faith Faqr fideists Frithjof Schuon fundamental Ghazzali gnosis hadith hand heart hence Hindu Hinduism Holy human Hyperbolism Ibn Arabi ilāha illā immanent includes Infinite inspiration intellection intelligence Islam knowledge Koran language literally Llāh logic Manifestation Māyā means mentality Mercy metaphysical moral Muhammad Muslim mystery mystical Name nature nonetheless outward Paradise paradoxical perspective philosophy pious point of view possible practice prayer precisely Principle priori Prophet qualities question Rahmah reality reason regard religion religious remembrance sacred saint Sanskrit Semitic sense Shahadah shariah soul speaking spiritual Sufi Sufism Sunnah Surah Symbiosis symbolism theology things thou tion traditional transcendent true truth Unity universal unto vaishya Vedānta veil virtue whereas wisdom words
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