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In this, Schuon's most fundamental work, he argues that all genuine religious traditions stem from a single, esoteric source. He argues that it is upon this unified esoteric path that the follower of Tradition must base his beliefs, rather than upon the exoteric forms of religions which are the result of the specific historical and cultural circumstances present at the time that they manifest in our world. While Schuon does not discount the external forms of the religions, which are important for their practice, he does assert that it is the inner wisdom at the core of these religions that remain the most important, and which can provide a basis for moving beyond the external differences which tend to drive the followers of the religions apart rather than focusing on the similar goals which they all share. Schuon further asserts that there are few who can truly apprehend the nature of this divine wisdom, which always remains beyond intellectual definition.
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| Author | Schuon, Frithjof |
|---|---|
| Full Title | Transcendent Unity of Religions |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Publisher | Quest Books |
| Pages | 173 |
| ISBN | 9780835605878 |
| Language | English |
| Short Description | The author asserts that to transcend religious differences, the esoteric nature of the inward-turned spiritual path must be explored. On this journey, one can transcend the brilliant ray of illumination back to the Divine, which is the basis of all religions. The Transcendent Unity of Religions is a testimony to life as a holistic and sacred phenomenon. |
| Praise | 'I have met with no more impressive work in the comparative study of Oriental and Occidental religion.' - T.S. Eliot |
| Table of Contents | Introduction to the Revised Edition by Huston Smith Preface 1. Conceptual Dimensions 2. The Limitations of Exoterism 3. Transcendence & Universality of Esoterism 4. Concerning Forms in Arts 5. Limits of Religious Expansion 6. The Ternary Aspects of Monotheism 7. Christianity & Islam 8. Universality & Particular Nature of the Christian Religion 9. To Be Man Is to Know Notes Index |
| About the Author | Frithjof Schuon was born in Switzerland in 1907. After being a student of Guénon, he adopted the Sufi practices of Islam as his own path to Tradition. A world traveler, he eventually traveled to the United States, where he studied the religion of the Plains Indians, and he was officially adopted into the Sioux Nation. In his day, he was acclaimed as the greatest living authority on comparative religions. He was the author of Into the Face of the Absolute: The Library of Traditional Wisdom (1989), The Feathered Sun: Plains Indians in Art and Philosophy (1990), To Have a Center (1990), as well as many other books. |
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