CONTENTS Translator’s Foreword, 7 Preface, 17 PART I PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS I. East and West, 27 II. The Divergence, 32 III. The Classical Prejudice, 38 IV. Relations between the Peoples of Antiquity, 45 V. Questions of Chronology, 52 VI. Linguistic Difficulties, 62 PART II THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF EASTERN THOUGHT I. The Main Divisions of the Eastern World, 73 II. Principles of Unity of the Oriental Civilizations, 79 III. What is meant by Tradition, 87 IV. Tradition and Religion, 92 V. Essential Characteristics of Metaphysic, 108 VI. The Relations between Metaphysic and Theology, 121 VII. Symbolism and Anthropomorphism, 130 VIII. Metaphysical Thought and Philosophical Thought compared, 137 IX.Esoterism and Exoterism, 158 X. Metaphysical Realization, 168 PART III THE HINDU DOCTRINES I. On the Exact Meaning of the Word 'Hindu', 177 II. Perpetuity of the Veda, 184 III. Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy, 189 IV. Concerning Buddhism, 194 V. The Law of Manu, 209 VI. Principles governing tiie Institution of Caste, 216 VII. Shivaism and Vishnuism, 224 VIII. Points of View within the Doctrine, 230 IX. Nyāya, 238 X. Vaisheshika, 245 XI. Sānxhya, 255 XII. Yoga, 261 XIII. Mīmānsā, 267 XIV. Vedānta, 276 XV. Some Supplementary Remarks on the Doctrine as a Whole, 284 XVI. The Traditional Teaching, 288 PART IV WESTERN INTERPRETATIONS I. Official Orientalism, 297 II. The Science of Religions, 302 III. Theosophism, 311 IV. Vedanta Westernised, 322 V. Additional Remarks, 327 Conclusion, 334
Introduction to the Study of Hindu Doctrines -
René Guénon
Luzac & Co., London
1945
351 páginas
11h 42m
ISBN-10: 0000011100
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