Ebook: 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.