The Underlying Religion: An Introduction to the Perennial Philosophy
Martin Lings, Clinton Minnaar
This is an anthology of 25 essays by the leading exponents of the perennialist school of comparative religious thought. It aims to be the most accessible introduction yet to the perspective of the Perennial Philosophy.
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Contents
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TRADITION AND MODERNITY
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1 |
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Lord Northbourne
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11 |
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Looking Back on Progress Lord Northbourne
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18 |
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TRADITIONAL COSMOLOGY
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33 |
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Evolutionism Titus Burckhardt
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55 |
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Modern Science and the Dehumanization of
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70 |
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Oriental Metaphysics
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95 |
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The Decisive Boundary
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110 |
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Paths That Lead to the Same Summit
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217 |
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Mysticism William Stoddart
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230 |
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The Perennial Philosophy
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243 |
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Frithjof Schuon
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251 |
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An Introduction to Sacred Art Titus
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258 |
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Do Clothes Make the Man? The Significance
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266 |
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VIRTUE AND PRAYER
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283 |
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Frithjof Schuon and Prayer Reza ShahKazemi
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295 |
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Understanding and Believing
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141 |
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SYMBOLISM
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151 |
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The Traditional Doctrine of Symbolism
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171 |
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Symplegades
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197 |
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The Spirit of the Times
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203 |
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A Letter on Spiritual Method Titus Burckhardt
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310 |
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Acknowledgments
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331 |
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Biographical Notes
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339 |
Common terms and phrases
Absolute according ancient Archetype aspect beauty become Bhagavad Gītā Brāhmaṇa Bṛhadāraṇyaka Buddhism called Christian contrary Coomaraswamy corresponds cosmic dhikr distinction Divine doctrine domain earth elements esoteric essence essential evil existence expression fact faith formal Frithjof Schuon heart Heaven Hindu Hinduism human individual Infinite Intellect intelligence invocation Islam knowledge language macrocosm man’s manifestation Martin Lings māyā means mental metaphysical mind modern science moral moreover mysticism nature Nirvāna object origin path Perennial Philosophy perennialist plane point of view possible prayer primordial principle profane purely question reality realization reason reference reflection religion religious René Guénon Revelation Ṛgveda sacred art scientia sacra scientific sense Seyyed Hossein Nasr Sophia Perennis soul speak spiritual Sufism Supreme symbol Taoism things tion Titus Burckhardt traditional transcendent true truth unity universal Upaniṣad virtue whole William Stoddart words World Wisdom World Wisdom Books