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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Traditionalism canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
metaphysical doctrine
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philosophical school ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Perennialism
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Traditionalist School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
Kali Yuga
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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
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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
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Frithjof Schuon NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Evola NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Lings NERFINISHED ⓘ René Guénon NERFINISHED ⓘ Seyyed Hossein Nasr NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus Burckhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian mysticism
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Hindu metaphysics ⓘ Islamic mysticism ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Western esotericism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
liberal individualism
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materialist worldview ⓘ modern secular worldview ⓘ progressivism ⓘ relativism ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Integral Traditionalism
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Perennial philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| viewOnAuthority | affirms spiritual authority over temporal power ⓘ |
| viewOnKnowledge |
affirms intellectual intuition
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affirms supra-rational knowledge ⓘ |
| viewOnModernity | sees modernity as spiritual decline ⓘ |
| viewOnReligions |
affirms transcendent unity of religions
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distinguishes exoterism and esoterism ⓘ |
| viewOnSociety | advocates traditional hierarchical order ⓘ |
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