The Perennial Question
Traditionalism, Universality & Its Discontents
Traditionalism and perennialism claimed that the world’s religions preserve a primordial metaphysical truth. This dossier examines their luminaries, influence and enduring insights—alongside the controversies, exclusions and political entanglements that shadow the perennialist vision.
Contents
Mundus Imaginalis, or the Imaginary and the Imaginal
A seminal text introducing the terms <strong><em>Imaginal</em></strong> and Mundus Imaginalis, and their distinction from the merely imaginary or utopian.
Essay ii
Peresvet, Oslyabya, Divine Gloom
The key to understanding the symbolism of the painting's composition is found in the interpretations of the "Mystical Theology" of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite. As you maybe aware, the most Luminous Darkness, of the Divine Gloom is a theological term from the Orthodox Apophatic theology, which is based on the" negative" way of perception on it's way of the search for the Ultimate truth through the denial of everything that which is not It.
Interview iii
Remaking Cultural Sense – The Symbolist World of Peladan
Symbolism is a forerunner of contemporary visionary art. It prefigures the transformation from classical and traditional premodern forms into a more dynamic, idiosyncratic personal vision. It is with great pleasure that Era Of Visions can share this original interview with Sasha Chaitow, who generously shared her expertise. Sasha is a contemporary scholar of the Symbolist Movement, who has focussed her research on the enigmatic, influential figure known as Peladan.
Essay iv
The Universality of Sacred Art
It must be borne in mind that a sacred symbol is not merely a conventional sign; it manifests its archetype by virtue of a certain ontological law. As Ananda Coomaraswamy has observed, a sacred symbol is, in a sense, that which it expresses. For this very reason, traditional symbolism is never devoid of beauty.
EssayTraditionalism, Universality & Its Discontents
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Contributors
Henry Corbin
Henry Corbin (14 April 1903 – 7 October 1978)[1] was a philosopher, theologian, Iranologist and professor of Islamic Studies at the École…
WriterOleg Korolev
Oleg Korolev was born in 1968 and began painting at an early age. He entered The Studio of Classical Drawing in Vilnius…
WriterSasha Chaitow
Sasha Chaitow PhD is a British-Greek cultural historian, a lecturer, author, and artist. Her published research papers cover topics in the history…
WriterTitus Burckhardt
Titus Burckhardt was a Swiss traditionalist metaphysician, a leading member of the Perennialist or Traditionalist School. He was the author of numerous…