Advice to the Serious Seeker - Meditations on the Teaching of Frithjof Schuon (Paperback, New)


Two books in one, Advice to the Serious Seeker is an introduction for scholars to the perennialist school of comparative religious philosophy and at the same time a guidebook for the general reader who is looking for intellectually serious but accessible answers to questions about the spiritual life.

Scholars will find a comprehensive introduction to the work of Frithjof Schuon, the leading contemporary figure in the perennialist or traditionalist school of comparative religion. Written by James S. Cutsinger, one of the world's foremost academic authorities on the perennial philosophy, the book provides a detailed commentary on the full range of Schuon's spiritual writings.

"A magnificent introduction to the greatest religious thinker of our century". -- Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions

"...this book will be gratefully remembered, by the best of its readers, as a golden key which opens wide the door of escape from inner tensions and mental confusion". -- Martin Lings, formerly Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts in the British Museum


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Two books in one, Advice to the Serious Seeker is an introduction for scholars to the perennialist school of comparative religious philosophy and at the same time a guidebook for the general reader who is looking for intellectually serious but accessible answers to questions about the spiritual life.

Scholars will find a comprehensive introduction to the work of Frithjof Schuon, the leading contemporary figure in the perennialist or traditionalist school of comparative religion. Written by James S. Cutsinger, one of the world's foremost academic authorities on the perennial philosophy, the book provides a detailed commentary on the full range of Schuon's spiritual writings.

"A magnificent introduction to the greatest religious thinker of our century". -- Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions

"...this book will be gratefully remembered, by the best of its readers, as a golden key which opens wide the door of escape from inner tensions and mental confusion". -- Martin Lings, formerly Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts in the British Museum

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Product Details

General

Imprint

State University of New York Press

Country of origin

United States

Series

SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions

Release date

April 1997

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

April 1997

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

236

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-7914-3250-1

Barcode

9780791432501

Categories

LSN

0-7914-3250-5



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