The only tradition

The Only Tradition examines the first principles of the perennial philosophy or ancient wisdom tradition as expressed in the writings of Rene Guenon and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, and the current breakdown of value, meaning, and culture in the West due to the decline of these principles since the thirt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Quinn, William W., 1947- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press 1997.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32162303*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Introductory
  • Ch. 2. The Tradition
  • Ch. 3. Hermeneutics of The Tradition
  • Ch. 4. Forums of the Traditional Perspective
  • Ch. 5. The Complexio Oppositorum of Quantity and Quality
  • Ch. 6. The Philosophia Perennis
  • Ch. 7. Theosophia
  • Ch. 8. The First Principles
  • Ch. 9. Primitive Traditional Culture
  • Ch. 10. Developed Traditional Culture
  • Ch. 11. Primitive and Developed Traditional Culture Compared
  • Ch. 12. Introductory
  • Ch. 13. Losses and Gains of the Western Worldview
  • Ch. 14. Cultural Effects of Modernity
  • Ch. 15. The "Solution" to the Vicissitudes of Modernity
  • Appendix A. Tradition: Definitions and Usages
  • Appendix B. Culture
  • Appendix C. Ontology
  • Appendix D. Methodology (or Ethnomethodology)