The Essential Titus Burckhardt: Reflections on Sacred Art, Faiths, and CivilizationsAn introduction to the thought of one of the greatest perennialist authors of the twentieth century. |
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Contents
le Perspective of Traditional Cosmology 23 | |
ntra Teilhard de Chardin 41 | |
Ddern Psychology 44 | |
le Universality of Sacred Art 87 | |
ndu | |
Diagram of the proportions of the true image | |
Nature of Kingship 161 | |
s as a Symbol of Rulership 168 | |
Yinyang 210 | |
Story of Nicolas Flamel and his Wife Perrenelle 221 | |
Christian | |
acred Monogram of St Bernardino 249 | |
le Sun Dance and the Sacred Pipe | |
turn to Fez 293 | |
raoist painting CheSchool c 1500 109 | |
iddhistArt 100 | |
rhe earliest Byzantine plan for St Marks | |
Different types of traditional crosses 121 | |
ind seasons 122 | |
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jrabic Compared With Other Languages 155 | |
s Cave 299 | |
le Combmaker 306 | |
Rooftop scene sketch by Titus Burckhardt 304 | |
p Radha and Krishna in the Sacred Grove Kangra Valley | |
ad of a Red Indian sculpted by Titus Burckhardt | |
p Resurrection ChurchontheDebre Kostroma Russia | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Essential Titus Burckhardt: Reflections on Sacred Art, Faiths, and Civilizations G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series The library of perennial philosophy The perennial philosophy series |
| Author | Titus Burckhardt |
| Editor | William Stoddart |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | World Wisdom, Inc, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0941532364, 9780941532365 |
| Length | 328 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / Subjects & Themes / Religious Religion / Comparative Religion |
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