Knowledge and the Sacred

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Title

Knowledge and the Sacred

Subject

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)
Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)

Creator

Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Relation

Series: The Gifford lectures ; 1981.

Table Of Contents

Knowledge and its desacralization -- What is tradition? -- The rediscovery of the sacred : the revival of tradition -- Scientia sacra -- Man, pontifical and Promethean -- The cosmos as theophany -- Eternity and the temporal order -- Traditional art as fountain of knowledge and grace -- Principal knowledge and the multiplicity of sacred forms -- Knowledge of the sacred as deliverance.

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Citation

Seyyed Hossein Nasr, “Knowledge and the Sacred,” Humanities Hub, accessed September 16, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/459.