Mirror of the Intellect Essays on Traditional Science and Sacred Art

Name: Mirror of the Intellect Essays on Traditional Science and Sacred Art
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ISBN: 9780887066849

ISBN-10: 0887066844

ISBN-13: 9780887066849

Edition: N/A

Authors: Titus Burckhardt, William Stoddart

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Book details

Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 10/15/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 269
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



Introduction


Titus Burckhardt: An Outline of his Life and Works



Traditional Cosmology & The Modern World



The Cosmological Perspective



Traditional Cosmology and Modern Science



Cosmologia Perennis



Modern Physics



Traditional Symbolism and Modern Empiricism



Evolutionism



Modern Psychology



'Riding the Tiger'



Christian Themes



The Seven Liberal Arts and the West Door of Chartres Cathedral



Because Dante is Right



Contra Teilhard de Chardin



The Heavenly Jerusalem and the Paradise of Vaikuntha



Two Examples of Christian Symbolism



The Theological Message of Russian Icons



Symbolism and Mythology



The Symbolism of the Mirror



The Symbolism of Water



Insight into Alchemy



The Symbolism of Chess



The Sacred Mask



The Return of Ulysses



The Sun Dance



Islamic Themes



The Traditional Sciences in Fez



The Prayer of Ibn Mashï¿½sh



Concerning the 'Barzakh'



Commentary on the Divine Names by Imam Ghazï¿½lï¿½



The Role of the Fine Arts in Moslem Education



Perennial Values in Islamic Art



The Void in Islamic Art



The Impact of the Arabic Language on the Visual Arts of Islam



Envoi



A Letter on Spiritual Method


Appendix


Bibliography of Titus Burckhardt


Index