Religion & Mysticism (comparative & cross-cultural)

This new edition of The Eye of the Heart, one of perennialist author Frithjof Schuon's earliest works, features a fully revised translation from the French original as well as over 50 pages of new material, including previously unpublished selections from the author's letters and other private writings.

Frithjof Schuons perspective of pure esoterism focuses on the inward and universal dimension of religion, also referred to as the sophia perennis (perennial wisdom). His works provide invaluable keys to understanding the formal contradictions between the worlds religions as well as their transcendent unity.

In this synthesis of his whole message, Frithjof Schuon invites us to explore our relationship with the Divine.

This is the first comprehensive study of the intellectual and spiritual message of world-renowned philosopher Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998), the foremost spokesman of the “Perennialist” or “Traditionalist” school of comparative religious thought.

A prolific writer and author of over 24 books, Rene Guenon was the founder of the Perennialist/Traditionalist school of comparative religious thought.

Titus Burckhardt was an acknowledged expert on the sacred art of the traditional worlds of both the East and West.