Titus Burckhardt dedicated his life to the study and exposition of the diverse aspects of traditional wisdom. He was a prominent member of the "Traditionalist School" of twentieth-century authors, contributing frequently alongside other leading figures of this intellectual movement. A connoisseur of Islamic art, architecture, and civilization, Burckhardt compiled and published works from Sufi masters, offering profound insights into spiritual traditions.
The collection showcases the significant writings of art historian Titus Burckhardt, focusing on Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist art. It is richly illustrated with 140 exquisite examples of Oriental art, including architecture, statuary, and painting, providing a deep insight into these spiritual traditions through visual representation.
Titus Burckhardt was a renowned expert on the art of traditional worlds. This book takes the reader through the history of Christian art, focusing especially upon architecture, iconography, and illumination.
Exploring the intellectual and spiritual foundations of Gothic architecture, this revised edition delves into the significance of Chartres Cathedral. It includes a new appendix with three sections and a Foreword by expert John James, enhancing the reader's understanding. With 25 new illustrations, the book serves as an inspiring guide for those wishing to appreciate the beauty and history of Chartres.
The Moroccan city of Fez is a precious jewel of Islamic civilization. For over 40 years Titus Burckhardt helped to document its artistic and architectural heritage. These newly translated lectures, delivered when Burckhardt was living and working there, explore how it can be authentically preserved and updated. Aided by his photographs and sketches, Burckhardt conveys what it means to be a living Islamic city.
The book offers an expert analysis of Islamic architecture and arts, spanning regions from Spain to India. It delves into Koranic calligraphy, illumination, arabesque designs, carpets, and Persian miniatures, drawing insightful comparisons with Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist art. This revised commemorative edition features 285 new illustrations and a fresh introduction, enhancing its visual appeal and scholarly depth.
The text and illustrations of this unique book come together to provide an insight into how the life of a people can be transformed at every level by a religious tradition. Though focusing on the city of Fez, this work gives a profound insight into the sacred roots that nourish Islamic culture and civilisation.
Titus Burckhardt's masterpiece, Introduction to Sufi Doctrine, explores the essence of Islamic mysticism, or Sufism, presenting its central doctrines and methods to a Western audience in a highly intelligible form.
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With text drawn from the author's major work, Sacred Art in East and West, and so arranged as to provide a concise comparative study of five of the world's great religious traditions, this slender volume explains how sacred art can be identified by its style and method, and why some European art commonly regarded as sacred was in fact profane art using religious themes. Although canonical art is now seen as having restricted the development of creative possibilities, the author maintains that, on the contrary, its function was to lead men to true freedom-the release of the spirit from its earthly bonds-whereas contemporary art signifies an abandonment of the soul to any influences that may take possession of it.
This introduction to the study of the doctrines of Sufism provides seekers with a clear understanding of the mystical tradition of Islam. The work defines the nature of Sufism, discusses it in relation to Christian mysticism and Hinduism, examines its foundations and ends with the elements of operative Sufism. Drawing on his scholarship, Burckhardt provides a comprehensive and clearly organized overview to Sufism.
