Frithjof Schuon
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Frithjof Schuon was a 20th-century metaphysician and spiritual author known as a leading figure of the Traditionalist School, emphasizing perennial philosophy and the transcendent unity of religions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Traditionalist School philosopher
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metaphysician ⓘ person ⓘ spiritual author ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1907-06-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
French
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Swiss ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1998-05-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bloomington, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Schuon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
aesthetics
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comparative religion ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Frithjof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
philosophical essay
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poetry ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Martin Lings
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Seyyed Hossein Nasr NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus Burckhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ William Stoddart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ananda Coomaraswamy
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Christian mysticism ⓘ Hindu Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ René Guénon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
articulation of the transcendent unity of religions
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systematic exposition of perennial philosophy ⓘ writings on comparative religion ⓘ writings on metaphysics and cosmology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| movement | Traditionalist School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Frithjof Schuon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between exoterism and esoterism
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esoterism as the heart of religion ⓘ transcendent unity of religions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Form and Substance in the Religions
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Gnosis: Divine Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eye of the Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ The Transcendent Unity of Religions NERFINISHED ⓘ Understanding Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Perennial philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Bloomington, Indiana
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| role |
Sufi shaykh
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spiritual master ⓘ |
| worldview |
perennialism
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traditionalism ⓘ |
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