Traditionalism (perennialism)

Traditionalism posits the existence of a perennial wisdom or perennial philosophy, primordial and universal truths which form the source for, and are shared by, all the major world religions.

This article is about a group of perennialist thinkers. For the meaning of the term Tradition as used by Traditionalists, see Tradition (perennialism). For the architectural movement, see Traditionalist School (architecture).

Historian Mark Sedgwick identified René Guénon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Julius Evola, Mircea Eliade, Frithjof Schuon, Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Alexandr Dugin to be the seven most prominent Traditionalists.^[1]

Influence[edit]

In the East[edit]

Through its close affiliation with Sufism, the Guénonian traditionalist perspective has been gaining ground in Asia and the Islamic world at large.^{[note 6]}

Against the Modern World: Traditionalism and the Secret Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century ISBN 0-19-515297-2

Mark Sedgwick

Traditionalism: Religion in the Light of the Perennial Philosophy (2000) ISBN 955-9028-04-9

Harry Oldmeadow

"Traditionalism, the Perennial Philosophy and Islamic Studies" in the MESA Bulletin (1994).

Carl W. Ernst

Sacred Web – A Traditional Journal

Perennialist/Traditionalist website

Interview with Huston Smith on the primordial tradition

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Review of Against the Modern World: Traditionalism and the Secret Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century

World Wisdom Books

Fons Vitae Books

Revista de Estudios Tradicionales

La Tradición – Textos Tradicionales (Spanish)

Traditionalists.org: A website for the Study of (Traditionalism and the Traditionalists)

for the study of comparative religion

The Matheson Trust

A review of some Traditionalist books by Carl W. Ernst , Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, vol. 28, no. 2 (December 1994), pp. 176–81