The only tradition
By: William W. Quinn, Jr.
Series: SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish, 1877-1947; Guénon, René; Schuon, Frithjof, 1907-; Hermetism -- History -- 20th century
Description: The Only Tradition examines the first principles of the perennial philosophy or ancient wisdom tradition as expressed in the writings of Rene Guenon and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, and the current breakdown of value, meaning, and culture in the West due to the decline of these principles since the thirteenth century.

The book further focuses on the relationship or reciprocity between the first principles and Western and Eastern culture, and discusses the future development of a homogenous, worldwide system of belief that would restore value and meaning to people's lives.

Quinn argues for a return to the first principles inherent in the perennial philosophy, which constitute the sacred primordial Tradition and which inform all the world's great religious traditions. His book makes an excellent introduction to this powerful current of European esoteric thought - primordial tradition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-363) and index.