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Symbolism of the Cross

[Paperback]

by Rene Guenon

    • Author

      Rene Guenon

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Sophia Perennis Et Universalis

    • Published

      April 2002

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      The metaphysical significance of the cross as taught in the doctrines of various traditional civilizations, with special reference to mathematical symbolism.

      The Symbolism of the Cross is a major doctrinal study of the central symbol of Christianity from the standpoint of the universal metaphysical tradition, the 'perennial philosophy' as it is called in the West. As Gunon points out, the cross is one of the most universal of all symbols and is far from belonging to Christianity alone. Indeed, Christians have sometimes tended to lose sight of its symbolical significance and to regard it as no more than the sign of a historical event. By restoring to the cross its full spiritual value as a symbol, but without in any way detracting from its historical importance for Christianity, Gunon has performed a task of inestimable importance which perhaps only he, with his unrivalled knowledge of the symbolic languages of both East and West, was qualified to perform. Although The Symbolism of the Cross is one of Gunon's core texts on traditional metaphysics, written in precise, nearly 'geometrical' language, vivid symbols are necessarily pressed into service as reference points-how else could the mind ascend the ladder of analogy to pure intellection? Gunon applies these doctrines more concretely elsewhere in critiquing modernity in such works as The Crisis of the Modern World and The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times, and invokes them also to help explain the nature of initiation and of initiatic organizations in such works as Perspectives on Initiation and Initiation and Spiritual Realization.

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      • Author

        Rene Guenon

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        Sophia Perennis Et Universalis

      • Published

        April 2002

      • Edition

        4th

      • Weight

        255g

      • Page Count

        149

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 10 mm

      • ISBN

        9780900588655

      • ISBN-10

        0900588659

      • Eden Code

        1010983

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      • Author/Creator: Rene Guenon

      • ISBN: 9780900588655

      • Publisher: Sophia Perennis Et Universalis

      • Release Date: April 2002

      • Weight: 255g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 10 mm

      • Eden Code: 1010983


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