René Guénon

Japanese: ゲノン（英語表記）René Guénon

1886‐1951
French thinker and researcher of esotericism. Through his study of the scriptures of India, China, Islam, etc., he became convinced of the existence of a single original tradition common to both East and West, the existence of a central point of the world, and the cyclical development of history. While criticizing the spiritualism of Papus and others as erroneous, he elucidated the universal structure of existence and awareness. He lived in Cairo from 1930 onwards, and died there. His books include "King of the World" (1927), "The Symbolism of the Cross" (1931), "Metaphysics of the East" (1939), and many others. [Tadao Arita]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1886‐1951
フランスの思想家，エゾテリスム(秘教)研究家。インド，中国，イスラム等の聖典研究を通じて，東西に共通する唯一の原伝承と世界の中心点の存在，歴史の循環的展開等の確信を得，パピュスらの心霊主義を誤謬として批判しつつ，存在と認識の普遍的構造を解明した。1930年以来カイロに定住し，同地に没。著書は《世界の王》(1927)，《十字の象徴体系》(1931)，《東洋の形而上学》(1939)ほか多数。【有田忠郎】

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