Mirror of the intellect : essays on traditional science & sacred art

Description: Titus Burckhardt was Swiss and an eminent member of the traditionalist school. He is perhaps best known to the English-speaking public as the author of the following books: Sacred Art in East and West; Siena, City of the Virgin; Moorish Culture in Spain; and Alchemy: Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul. A generation ago, he won much acclaim for producing and publishing the first successful, full-scale facsimiles of the Book of Kells and other ancient manuscripts. In more recent years, he acted as a specialist advisor to UNESCO, with particular reference to the preservation of the unique architectural heritage of Fez, which was then in danger.

The present volume is a complete collection of Burckhardt's essays, originally published in a variety of German and French journals. They range from modern science in its various forms, through Christianity and Islam, to symbolism and mythology. It is a rich collection. Burckhardt blends an accessible style with a penetrating insight. He interprets the metaphysical, cosmological, and symbolic dimensions of these sacred traditions from the perspective of timeless, spiritual wisdom. -- from publisher

Table of Contents: Introduction
Titus Burckhardt: An Outline of his Life and Works
I Traditional Cosmology & The Modern World
1. The Cosmological Perspective
2. Traditional Cosmology and Modern Science
(I) Cosmologia Perennis
(II) Modern Physics
(III) Traditional Symbolism and Modern Empiricism
(IV) Evolutionism
(V) Modern Psychology
3. 'Riding the Tiger'
II Christian Themes
4. The Seven Liberal Arts and the West Door of Chartres Cathedral
5. Because Dante is Right
6. Contra Teilhard de Chardin
7. The Heavenly Jerusalem and the Paradise of Vaikuntha
8. Two Examples of Christian Symbolism
9. The Theological Message of Russian Icons
III Symbolism and Mythology
10. The Symbolism of the Mirror
11. The Symbolism of Water
12. Insight into Alchemy
13. The Symbolism of Chess
14. The Sacred Mask
15. The Return of Ulysses
16. The Sun Dance
IV Islamic Themes
17. The Traditional Sciences in Fez
18. The Prayer of Ibn Mashîsh
19. Concerning the 'Barzakh'
20. Commentary on the Divine Names by Imam Ghazâlî
21. The Role of the Fine Arts in Moslem Education
22. Perennial Values in Islamic Art
23. The Void in Islamic Art
24. The Impact of the Arabic Language on the Visual Arts of Islam
V Envoi
25. A Letter on Spiritual Method

Location: COLLECTION: Teachings & Practices -- AREA: Interspiritual-- SECTION: Perennialist School / Filing name: Burckhardt

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