The Symbolism of the Cross
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0900588659 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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. After a lonely childhood, often interrupted by ill health, Guénon navigated the seductive half-truths of occultism toward a deeper, unified vision offering a way out from the confusion and fragmentation of our time. René Guénon (1886–1951) was one of the great luminaries of the twentieth century, whose critique of the modern wo
By restoring to the cross its full spiritual value as a symbol, but without in any way detracting from its historical importance for Christianity, Guénon has performed a task of inestimable importance which perhaps only he, with his unrivalled knowledge of the symbolic languages of both East and West, was qualified to perform. The Symbolism of the Cross is a major doctrinal study of the central symbol of Christianity from the standpoint of the universal metaphysical tradition, the 'perennial philosophy' as it is called in the West. As Guénon points out, the cross is one of the most universal of all symbols and is far from belonging to Christianity alone. Although The Symbolism of the Cross is one of Guénon's core texts on traditional metaphysics, written in precise, nearly 'geometrical' language, vivid symbols are necessarily pressed into service as reference points-how else could the mind ascend the ladder of analogy to pure intellection? Guénon applies these doctrines more concretely elsewhere in critiquing modernity in such works as The Crisis of the Modern World and The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times, and invokes them also to help ex
Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: French
The deep esoteric meaning of the Cross To read this book is to never see the Cross in the same way again. This is because it will become immeasurably more to you. Indeed, the metaphysician and mathematician Guenon demonstrates the symbol of the Cross to be the fundamental key, model, and a. Seeing beyond the symbol Guenon is a remarkable man. In this work he encourages the reader to see beyond the cross and see the spiritual meaning and significance behind it. Guenon not only looks at the cross in our own culture but examines the symbol of the cross in world cul. provocative is an understatement I began reading Guenon's works in the early 1980s. My 1975 edition of Symbolism of the Cross is falling apart. Guenon, I think, goes beyond mere perennial wisdom when he discusses the metaphysical meaning and essential symbolism of the 'cross.' In thi