Traditionalist School
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The Traditionalist School is an intellectual and spiritual movement that upholds the existence of a perennial, universal metaphysical truth underlying all authentic religious traditions, strongly shaped by the writings of René Guénon and his followers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Traditionalist School canonical | 2 |
| French traditionalist school | 1 |
Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
intellectual movement
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metaphysical school of thought ⓘ spiritual movement ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
anti-modernism
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esoteric unity of religions ⓘ initiation ⓘ metaphysical absolutism ⓘ orthodoxy ⓘ perennialism ⓘ sacred art ⓘ sacred science ⓘ sophia perennis NERFINISHED ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Buddhism
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Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigure | René Guénon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfInfluence |
Islamic studies
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art history ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ political thought ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| geographicalInfluence |
France
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoreDoctrine |
critique of modernity
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esoterism ⓘ existence of a universal metaphysical truth ⓘ hierarchical view of reality ⓘ perennial philosophy ⓘ primordial tradition ⓘ sacred symbolism ⓘ transcendent unity of religions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
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Charles Upton NERFINISHED ⓘ Frithjof Schuon NERFINISHED ⓘ Huston Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Borella NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Evola NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Schaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Marco Pallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Lings NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Vâlsan NERFINISHED ⓘ René Guénon NERFINISHED ⓘ Seyyed Hossein Nasr NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus Burckhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDiscourse |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| majorFigure |
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
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Charles Upton NERFINISHED ⓘ Frithjof Schuon NERFINISHED ⓘ Huston Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Borella NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Evola NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Schaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Marco Pallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Lings NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Vâlsan NERFINISHED ⓘ Seyyed Hossein Nasr NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus Burckhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines
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The Crisis of the Modern World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Perennial Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times NERFINISHED ⓘ The Transcendent Unity of Religions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedWith | René Guénon’s writings ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| viewOnKnowledge |
intellectual intuition is superior to discursive reason
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true knowledge is metaphysical and supra-rational ⓘ |
| viewOnModernity |
modern civilization is in a state of degeneration
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modernity represents a spiritual decline ⓘ |
| viewOnReligions | all orthodox religions share a single transcendent source ⓘ |
| viewOnTradition |
authentic traditions preserve primordial wisdom
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tradition is of divine or supra-human origin ⓘ |
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French traditionalist school