Light on the Ancient Worlds: A New Translation with Selected Letters (Library of Perennial Philosophy)

These essays examines the spiritual patrimony of humanity. With adamantine clarity of expression and a vision which sees through the eye of the heart, these essays examine the spiritual patrimony of humanity. This wisdom transcends changing schools of thought, and may best be characterized by what has come to be known in the West as the Perennial Philosophy. Light on the Ancient Worlds, first published in 1967, is a central example of the author’s thought. This new edition is fully revised and contains an Index and a valuable Glossary which clarifies many key ideas expressed in Sanskrit, Latin, Greek, and Arabic, as well as foreign phrases. It also includes a selection of previously unpublished correspondence, which provides striking insights into Schuon’s function as one of the great spiritual masters of our time. Essays Examine The Wisdom Of The Ancients, East And West, And The Essential Unity Of Their Vision Of Truth. Light On The Ancient Worlds -- Fall And Forfeiture -- The Dialogue Between Hellenists And Christians -- American Indian Shamanism -- Tracing Maya -- Naiveté -- Man In The Universe -- The Universality And Timeliness Of Monasticism -- Keys To The Bible -- Religio Perennis. By Frithjof Schuon ; Edited By Deborah Casey. Includes Other Previously Unpublished Writings. Translated By Deborah Casey Et Al. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.