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Leo Schaya

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Leo Schaya (1916–1985) was a Swiss author and scholar whose works focused on the Sufi tradition, the Kabbalah, and the Traditionalist School.

Biography

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Born in Switzerland, Schaya lived much of his adult life in Nancy, France. He grew up in a traditional Jewish household and from his early youth he was interested in the works of neo-Platonism, Sufism and Advaita Vedanta.

He published several articles on the Kabbalah. He also wrote a book on the Sufi doctrine of unity. He is the founder of the journal Connaissance des religions (Knowledge of Religions).

Traditionalism

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Schaya was a friend and frequent correspondent of prominent Traditionalist Frithjof Schuon.

"The essential principles of the various orthodox revelations are identical, a fact which can be discovered by metaphysical penetration of dogmas and symbols."

— Schaya on the Perennial Philosophy"[1]

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Bibliography

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In English

  • Sufism: Love and Wisdom (World Wisdom. 2006) ISBN 978-0-941532-75-4
  • The Universal Meaning of Kabbalah (Fons Vitae; Tra edition, 2004) ISBN 978-1-887752-60-2
  • Seeing God Everywhere (contributed essay) (World Wisdom, 2004) ISBN 978-0-941532-42-6

In French

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Leo Schaya, The Universal Meaning of the Kabbalah (Penguin Books, 1973) 10.
  2. ^ (fr)Léo Schaya, "L'homme et l'absolu selon la Kabbale"
  3. ^ [1] "Pray Without Ceasing: The Way of the Invocation in World Religions", Patrick Laude
  4. ^ [2] "Seeing God Everywhere: Essays on Nature and the Sacred" Barry McDonald, p. 241
  5. ^ [3] "La onzième heure: la crise spirituelle du monde moderne à la lumière ...", Martin Lings, Pages 92, 93, 94
  6. ^ (fr)[4] "Le monde à l'envers: essais critiques sur la civilisation moderne" , Jean Hani
  7. ^ Universal Aspects of the Kabbalah & Judaism, Leo Schaya
  8. ^ (fr)"Réceptions de la cabale", Pierre GISEL, Lucie KAENNEL

Further reading

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