Fundamental symbols : the universal language of sacred science

by René Guénon

Other authorsMartin Lings (Editor.), Michel Vâlsan (Compiler,)

Paperback, 1995

Series

Publication

Imprint: Cambridge, England : Quinta Essentia, 1995. Context: Originally published in French as Symboles fundamentaux de la science sacrée.. Edition: Revised English edition. Responsibility: by René Guénon ; compiled and edited by Michel Vālsan ; translation by Alvin Moore, Jnr. ; revised and edited by Martin Lings. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xiv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, index.

Call number

PS / Gueno

Barcode

BK-04193

ISBN

1870196112 / 9781870196116

Original publication date

1975

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Other Mystics

CSS Library Notes

Description: In this work, Guénon deals with the metaphysical and cosmological meaning of symbols, drawn from traditions as far-ranging as the Greek, the Buddhist, the Druid, and the Islamic. This publication is one of the great literary events of this century, giving a new significance to so many of the objects, natural and man-made, with which we are inescapably surrounded in our daily lives. -- from publisher's website

Table of Contents: Traditional symbolism and some of its general applications
Symbols of the centre of the world
Symbols of cyclic manifestation
Some symbolic weapons
The Symbolism of the forms of the cosmos
The Symbolism of building
Axiel symbolism and symbolism of passage
The symbolism of the heart

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Physical description

xiv, 325 p.; 26 cm

Description

In Symbols of Sacred Science, Gu non, a master of precise, even 'mathematical' metaphysical exposition, reveals himself as a consummate exegete of myth and symbolism as well, superior in many ways to Mircea Eliade, and comparable perhaps only to his respected friend Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. This extraordinary text unveils the cosmological meanings of root symbols organized under such general headings as: The Center of the World, Cyclic Manifestation, Symboic Weapons, Axial Symbolism and the Symbolsim of Passage, The Symbolism of Building, and The Symbolism of the Heart. Far more than a simple catalogue of myths and symbols from many traditions, Symbols of the Sacred Science lays the foundation for a universal esoteric symbology. In this work, Gu non demonstrates the fundamental unity-across all cultures and ages-of the images with which the Absolute clothes itself in its cosmic self-revelation.… (more)