{"product_id":"the-way-forward-for-perennialism-after-the-antinomianism-of-frithjof-schuon-revised-edition-paperback","title":"The Way Forward for Perennialism: After the Antinomianism of Frithjof Schuon - Revised Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Upton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter accepting some wise criticism from certain followers of Frithjof Schuon, the\u003cbr\u003edecision was made to withdraw the first edition of this book from publication soon after it\u003cbr\u003eappeared. The present Revised Edition, published by Divaan e Ishq, includes a number\u003cbr\u003eof changes and additions and makes no mention whatsoever of Schuon's actions, \u003cbr\u003econcentrating entirely on his books and paintings.\u003cbr\u003ePerennialism (also known as Traditionalism) may be defined as the certain knowledge\u003cbr\u003ethat the reality of God, the truth of Humanity as God's central manifestation in terrestrial\u003cbr\u003eexistence, and the relationship between God and the cosmos He creates, has always\u003cbr\u003ebeen known and transmitted by the human race, sometimes esoterically, sometimes\u003cbr\u003eopenly. Intimately related to this knowledge is the understanding that God has sent\u003cbr\u003emore than one revealed religion over the course of history to bring Humanity back into\u003cbr\u003eunion with Him, and that more than one of these revelations may be in force at the\u003cbr\u003esame time. This doctrine has its roots in the philosophy of Leibnitz, the writings of\u003cbr\u003eRenaissance philosophers like Marcilio Ficino and Pico della Mirandola, as well as in St.\u003cbr\u003eAugustine, the Holy Qur'an and the Hindu concept of the sanatana dharma. In the 20 th\u003cbr\u003eand 21 st centuries, however, Perennialism has become perhaps the most interesting and\u003cbr\u003euseful attempt to deal with the fact of religious pluralism in a globalizing world without\u003cbr\u003erelativizing the traditional religions and emptying them of their sacred content. In earlier\u003cbr\u003eages-apart, perhaps, from the syncretistic religion of Manichaeism-Perennialism was\u003cbr\u003ean arcane dimension of religious understanding, of interest only to a handful of sages.\u003cbr\u003eIn our own time, however, it has unexpectedly appeared as one of the necessary\u003cbr\u003edefenses of faith in God and the metaphysical order against the assaults of an\u003cbr\u003eincreasingly secularized world. The contemporary Traditionalist\/Perennialist School is\u003cbr\u003econsidered to have been founded by French metaphysician Ren? Gu?non (1886-1951), \u003cbr\u003ewith significant contributions from the Anglo-Indian writer on traditional art and\u003cbr\u003emetaphysics, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. After Gu?non's death, the most significant\u003cbr\u003efigure in the School was Swiss metaphysician and \"unofficial\" Sufi Shaykh, Frithjof\u003cbr\u003eSchuon (1907-1998), who remains the most provocative figure Perennialism has\u003cbr\u003eproduced in the 20th Century. The Way Forward for Perennialism, which is both\u003cbr\u003eappreciative of his profound insights and critical of his occasional though sometimes\u003cbr\u003eserious errors, aspires to be a guide to those attempting to walk the Perennialist road\u003cbr\u003ethrough the darkness and uncertainties of the 21st Century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52758369206579,"sku":"9781990751332","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/EJUTzK4RrM9781990751332.webp?v=1764435456","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-way-forward-for-perennialism-after-the-antinomianism-of-frithjof-schuon-revised-edition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}