Traditionalism

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Traditionalism is a metaphysical and religious-philosophical school, associated especially with René Guénon, that upholds the primacy of perennial, transcendent truths over modern secular and materialist worldviews.

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instanceOf metaphysical doctrine
philosophical school
alsoKnownAs Perennialism NERFINISHED
Traditionalist School NERFINISHED
coreConcept Kali Yuga NERFINISHED
cyclical view of history
doctrine of a Primordial Tradition
esoterism
initiation
metaphysical hierarchy
perennial philosophy
primacy of transcendent truths
rejection of materialism
rejection of modernism
rejection of secularism
sacred kingship
sacred tradition
symbolism
hasKeyText Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines NERFINISHED
The Crisis of the Modern World NERFINISHED
The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times NERFINISHED
The Transcendent Unity of Religions NERFINISHED
hasProponent Ananda K. Coomaraswamy NERFINISHED
Frithjof Schuon NERFINISHED
Julius Evola NERFINISHED
Martin Lings NERFINISHED
René Guénon NERFINISHED
Seyyed Hossein Nasr NERFINISHED
Titus Burckhardt NERFINISHED
influencedBy Christian mysticism
Hindu metaphysics
Islamic mysticism
Neoplatonism NERFINISHED
Western esotericism NERFINISHED
opposes liberal individualism
materialist worldview
modern secular worldview
progressivism
relativism
relatedMovement Integral Traditionalism NERFINISHED
Perennial philosophy NERFINISHED
Sufi metaphysics
viewOnAuthority affirms spiritual authority over temporal power
viewOnKnowledge affirms intellectual intuition
affirms supra-rational knowledge
viewOnModernity sees modernity as spiritual decline
viewOnReligions affirms transcendent unity of religions
distinguishes exoterism and esoterism
viewOnSociety advocates traditional hierarchical order

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René Guénon philosophicalSchool Traditionalism