| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 384 pages) |
| Series |
SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions |
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SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introductory -- Ch. 2. The Tradition -- Ch. 3. Hermeneutics of The Tradition -- Ch. 4. Forums of the Traditional Perspective -- Ch. 5. The Complexio Oppositorum of Quantity and Quality -- Ch. 6. The Philosophia Perennis -- Ch. 7. Theosophia -- Ch. 8. The First Principles -- Ch. 9. Primitive Traditional Culture -- Ch. 10. Developed Traditional Culture -- Ch. 11. Primitive and Developed Traditional Culture Compared -- Ch. 12. Introductory -- Ch. 13. Losses and Gains of the Western Worldview -- Ch. 14. Cultural Effects of Modernity -- Ch. 15. The "Solution" to the Vicissitudes of Modernity -- Appendix A. Tradition: Definitions and Usages -- Appendix B. Culture -- Appendix C. Ontology -- Appendix D. Methodology (or Ethnomethodology) |
| Summary |
The Only Tradition examines the first principles of the perennial philosophy or ancient wisdom tradition as expressed in the writings of Rene Guenon and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, and the current breakdown of value, meaning, and culture in the West due to the decline of these principles since the thirteenth century. The book further focuses on the relationship or reciprocity between the first principles and Western and Eastern culture, and discusses the future development of a homogenous, worldwide system of belief that would restore value and meaning to people's lives. Quinn argues for a return to the first principles inherent in the perennial philosophy, which constitute the sacred primordial Tradition and which inform all the world's great religious traditions. His book makes an excellent introduction to this powerful current of European esoteric thought - primordial tradition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-363) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (Ananda Kentish), 1877-1947
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Guénon, René
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Schuon, Frithjof, 1907-1998.
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| SUBJECT |
Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (Ananda Kentish), 1877-1947 fast |
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Guénon, René fast |
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Schuon, Frithjof, 1907-1998 fast |
| Subject |
Hermetism -- History -- 20th century
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- General.
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Hermetism
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
96042957 |
| ISBN |
0585089728 |
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9780585089720 |
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1438416652 |
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9781438416656 |
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