Frithjof Schuon
1907–1998 · Basel
About
Frithjof Schuon was a Swiss philosopher and spiritual leader, belonging to the Traditionalist School of Perennialism. He was the author of more than twenty works in French on metap
Sufi tradition
Perennialism / Shadhili
German, French, English, Arabic
Biography
Frithjof Schuon was a Swiss philosopher and spiritual leader, belonging to the Traditionalist School of Perennialism. He was the author of more than twenty works in French on metaphysics, spirituality, religion, anthropology, and art. He was also a painter and a poet.
Teachings & topics
CeremonyDivine loveRemembrance (dhikr)MysticismThe heart
Lineage & relations
Teachers
René Guénon
Influence
Influenced by

Plato
Influence
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Ahmad al-Alawi
Influence
Influenced by
Notable students
Titus Burckhardt
Student
Martin LingsStudent
Leo Schaya
Student
Hossein Nasr
Student
Bibliography
- Images of primordial and mystic beauty1992 · Abodes
- Echoes of perennial wisdom1992 · World Wisdom Books
- To have a center1990 · World Wisdom
Also in the directory
Other people in the same tradition and lineage.


