By Frithjof Schuon
Pub Date: 08/88
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Binding: Hard Cover, 256pp.
ISBN: 0876689284
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"Once again one reaches for superlatives. This book is not for everyone, for it is metaphysically demanding. But for those who think philosophically it constitutes a kind of Principia Metaphysica, setting forth the principles of being with almost mathematical economy and precision. The author reveals himself again as the most comprehensive and architectonic metaphysician of our century." --Huston Smith, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion, Emeritus, Syracuse University

"The highest praise that I can offer concerning the writings of Frithjof Schuon is that they are worthy of their subject matter--the teachings of the great spiritual traditions. Whether one's views are supported or challenged by these writings, any serious person will feel grateful to be confronted by such a generously discerning intellect and to witness the emergence of authentic contemplative thought in this darkening time." --Jacob Needleman, Dept. of Philosophy, San Francisco State University

"The prolific pen of Frithjof Schuon has produced another stimulating work . . . From the history of religion, so often trivialized by the routine accumulation of data, Schuon proposes a spiritual epistemology capable of facing both Transcendence and Immanence. The author goes so far as to demand in the researcher truth and holiness. Few authors have stressed this theme so persuasively as has Frithjof Schuon in a genuinely spiritual opus." --P. Joseph Cahill, Chairman, Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Alberta

"This book is a veritable summa of traditional doctrines at the heart of which stands metaphysics. It is in a sense a synthesis of the works of the author written over the past half-century and casts a light of exceptional intensity upon complex metaphysical issues, various facets of man's inner life and the spiritual significance of existence itself in relation to the Supreme Principle." --S. H. Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University

"Schuon's Survey of Metaphysics and Esoterism is a wonderfully lucid and compact presentation of the core of Perennial Philosophy and Perennial Religion. Its undiluted metaphysics rings out a necessary and inescapable challenge to contemporary understandings of human nature, rationality and spirituality. He speaks directly to our higher selves in a way that cuts through naive religious and scientistic fundamentalisms. Schuon should be required reading for all for whom philosophy and religion are vital concerns." --Sheldon R. Isenberg, Dept. of Religion, University of Florida