The Essential Titus Burckhardt, The: Reflections on Sacred Art, Faiths and Civilizations

An introduction to the thought of one of the greatest perennialist authors of the twentieth century. Burckhardt's writings constitute a veritable language of the Spirit, and this volume opens doors into the worlds of traditional art, science, metaphysical doctrine and spiritual life. Combining the erudition of a philosopher, art historian, and cultural anthropologist with the beauty of soul steeped in the spiritual traditions of both East and West, Burckhardt's range of subject matter was enormous. He was at home in every traditional civilization, and the present volume gives ample evidence t.;Cover; About the Author and this Book; The Library of Perennial Philosophy; Cover Reference; The Essential Titus Burckhardt; Copyright Page; Table of Content; Illustrations in Color; Black-and-white illustrations in the text; Epigraph; Preface; Photograph of Titus Burckhardt; Photograph of Titus Burckhardt and Frithjof Schuon; Foreword; Introduction: Titus Burckhardt and the Perennialist School; 1. Some Fundamental Doctrines and Principles; How to Approach Medieval and Oriental Civilizations; Knowledge and Love in Sufism; Metaphysics and Virtue in Sufism; 2. Traditional and Modern Science. Cover About the Author and this Book The Library of Perennial Philosophy Cover Reference The Essential Titus Burckhardt Copyright Page Table of Content Illustrations in Color Black-and-white illustrations in the text Epigraph Preface Photograph of Titus Burckhardt Photograph of Titus Burckhardt and Frithjof Schuon Foreword Introduction: Titus Burckhardt and the Perennialist School 1. Some Fundamental Doctrines and Principles How to Approach Medieval and Oriental Civilizations Knowledge and Love in Sufism Metaphysics and Virtue in Sufism 2. Traditional and Modern Science. The Perspective of Traditional CosmologyTraditional Symbolism and Modern Empiricism The Theory of Evolution Contra Teilhard de Chardin Modern Psychology Islamic Science The Cosmology of the Arab Philosophers 3. Sacred Art as the Expression of Religious Truth The Universality of Sacred Art Hindu Art Buddhist Art Taoist Art Christian Art Islamic Art 4. History, the Governance of Men and Nations, and the Modern World The Nature of Kingship The Law of Hierarchy and the Four Social Stations Chess as a Symbol of Rulership St. Catherine of Siena and the City of the Soul. What is Conservatism?"Riding the Tiger" The Irruption of the Modern World as it Affected Morocco 5. Alchemy Insight into Alchemy The Witness of an African Goldsmith "Nature can Overcome Nature" The Story of Nicolas Flamel and his Wife Perrenelle 6. Aspects of the Spiritual Life The Spiritual Life: Christian The Spiritual Life: Islamic The Spiritual Life: Hindu The Sun Dance and the Sacred Pipe 7. Evocations of Traditional Moroccan Life Return to Fez Ito's Cave The Fools of God The Comb-maker The Life of the Nomad Biographical Notes Bibliography of Titus Burckhardt. Books in GermanArticles in German Books in French Articles in French Translations from Arabic into French Books in English Articles in English Translations from Arabic into French and then into English Books in Italian Articles in Italian Translations from Arabic into French and then into Italian Books in Spanish Articles in Spanish Index Illustrations: I Illustrations: II Illustrations: III Illustrations: IV Illustrations: V Illustrations: VI Illustrations: VII Illustrations: VIII Illustrations: IX Illustrations: X Illustrations: XI Illustrations: XII. Illustrations: XIIIIllustrations: XIV Illustrations: XV Illustrations: XVI. The Essential Titus Burckhardt is the much-anticipated collection of writings from Titus Burckhardt, one of the great Perennialist authors of the 20th century, edited by the world's foremost expert on the Burckhardt body of works, William Stoddart.Burckhardt's writings are characterized by (1) a profound grounding in the Perennial Philosophy and integral metaphysics, (2) a remarkable history of contacts with traditional peoples and their civilizations, (3) a true artist's knowledge of and love for traditional art, (4) a scholar's knowledge of diverse source materials not accessible to most modern seekers, and (5) a gifted teacher's ability to make all of these things understandable and of deep interest to readers. This collection will bring together many of Burckhardt's most representative writings that will amply demonstrate these qualities.The editor of the collection, Dr. William Stoddart, is himself a writer within the Perennialist school, and is perhaps best known for his concise outlines of many the world's great religious traditions as well as for his many excellent translations into English of many of the works of Schuon and Burckhardt.This essential collection of Burckhardt's writings is illustrated by numerous black and white drawings, and sixteen pages of full color photograhs "An introduction to the thought of one of the greatest perennialist authors of the twentieth century. Burckhardt's writings constitute a veritable language of the Spirit, and this volume opens doors into the worlds of traditional art, science, metaphysical doctrine and spiritual life. Combining the erudition of a philosopher, art historian, and cultural anthropologist with the beauty of soul steeped in the spiritual traditions of both East and West, Burckhardt's range of subject matter was enormous. He was at home in every traditional civilization, and the present volume gives ample evidence to this fact in the extracts dealing with Medieval Christendom, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and the religion of the Sun Dance. He was also well-acquainted with the perspectives of the modern world, as his critiques of the limitations of the theory of evolution and modern psychology show."-- Provided by publisher Edited By William Stoddart ; Foreword By Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [311]-321) And Index. It is characteristic of Sufism that its expressions often hold the balance between love and knowledge.