The Esoterism of Dante (Collected Works of Rene Guenon)

The Esoterism of Dante (Collected Works of Rene Guenon)

Without pretending to be thorough on so inexhaustible a subject, in The Esoterism of Dante GuÃ©non nonetheless casts an unexpected light onto a specifically esoteric and initiatic aspect of Dante's work, and above all of his Divine Comedy. Dante was without doubt far more than a literary genius, and one is justified in thinking that many treasures remain to be discovered in what GuÃ©non calls 'the spiritual testament of the Middle Ages'. The author undertakes to establish that the three divisions of The Divine Comedy represent stages of initiatic realization and testify to Dante's knowledge of traditional sciences unknown to the moderns: the science of numbers, of cosmic cycles, and of sacred astrology. He also touches on the all-important question of medieval esoterism, and corrects the errors of earlier scholars who had only glimpsed the deeper meaning of Dante's work-providing an entirely new explanation of numerous points not previously elucidated. Some of the same themes are further developed in GuÃ©non's Insights into Christian Esoterism.
Country USA
Brand Sophia Perennis et Universalis
Manufacturer Sophia Perennis
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780900588648
ReleaseDate 2004-07-27

Country	USA
Brand	Sophia Perennis et Universalis
Manufacturer	Sophia Perennis
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780900588648
ReleaseDate	2004-07-27

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