About
Frithjof Schuon, born in Basel in 1907, is a major figure of the Traditionalist school, alongside René Guénon and Ananda Coomaraswamy. He devoted his life to the comparative study of religions, affirming their transcendent unity. Initiated into Sufism in 1933, he became a spiritual master. Author of more than twenty books, he also painted and wrote poems. He died in the United States in 1998.
* 1907-06-18 — † 1998-05-05
Major works
- De l'unité transcendante des religions (1948)essay
- L'Œil du Cœur (1950)essay
- Sentiers de gnose (1957)essay
- Logique et transcendance (1970)essay
- Le Soufisme, voile et quintessence (1979)essay
Key milestones
- 1933Initiation into the Sufi Shādhilī order by Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi in Mostaghanem, Algeria.
- 1936Invested as a Sufi shaykh; later founded the Tarīqa Maryamiyya.
- 1998Dies in the United States on May 5.
Themes
Transcendent unity of religionsSophia perennisSacred artNative American spiritualityMetaphysics
Sources: oxfordreference.com · data.bnf.fr