Legitimacy of Religions as Manisfestations of the “Absolute Truth”: A Critical Approach to Frithjof Schuon’s Traditionalist Position

Volume: 54 Number: 1 April 1, 2013
  • Rahim Acar
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Legitimacy of Religions as Manisfestations of the “Absolute Truth”: A Critical Approach to Frithjof Schuon’s Traditionalist Position

Abstract

Legitimacy of Religions as Manisfestations of the “Absolute Truth”: A Critical Approach to Frithjof Schuon’s Traditionalist Position In this article, I have discussed Frithjof Schuon’s pluralistic model, which is called the “transcendent unity of religions,” developed to interpret religious diversity. Schuon postulates his esoteric ontology which considers religions as symbols or forms manifesting the absolute Truth. According to this ontology, all religions are at equal stance vis à vis the absolute Truth since they are all forms manifesting the absolute Truth according to their geographicalcultural conditions. Particular religions contain and exemplify the religio perennis, which is the essence of all particular religions. Given that God is the god of all humanity and that no particular religion has ever been accepted by all humanity so far, no particular religion can claim exclusive right to be the only true religion. The success of Schuon’s esoteric ontological model depends on its power to explain human experience. However, Schuon himself cannot refrain from violating the implications of his theory. Furthermore, differences between creeds of diverse religions make it impossible to consider religions as members of the same species

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Rahim Acar This is me

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April 1, 2013

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April 1, 2013

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Year 2013 Volume: 54 Number: 1

APA
Acar, R. (2013). “Mutlak Hakikat”in tecellîsi olarak dinlerin meşruiyeti: Frithjof Schuon’un gelenekselci mevzisine eleştirel bir bakış. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 54(1), 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1501/Ilhfak_0000001376
AMA
1.Acar R. “Mutlak Hakikat”in tecellîsi olarak dinlerin meşruiyeti: Frithjof Schuon’un gelenekselci mevzisine eleştirel bir bakış. AUIFD. 2013;54(1):1-34. doi:10.1501/Ilhfak_0000001376
Chicago
Acar, Rahim. 2013. “‘Mutlak Hakikat’in Tecellîsi Olarak Dinlerin Meşruiyeti: Frithjof Schuon’un Gelenekselci Mevzisine Eleştirel Bir Bakış”. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 54 (1): 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1501/Ilhfak_0000001376.
EndNote
Acar R (April 1, 2013) “Mutlak Hakikat”in tecellîsi olarak dinlerin meşruiyeti: Frithjof Schuon’un gelenekselci mevzisine eleştirel bir bakış. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 54 1 1–34.
IEEE
[1]R. Acar, “‘Mutlak Hakikat’in tecellîsi olarak dinlerin meşruiyeti: Frithjof Schuon’un gelenekselci mevzisine eleştirel bir bakış”, AUIFD, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 1–34, Apr. 2013, doi: 10.1501/Ilhfak_0000001376.
ISNAD
Acar, Rahim. “‘Mutlak Hakikat’in Tecellîsi Olarak Dinlerin Meşruiyeti: Frithjof Schuon’un Gelenekselci Mevzisine Eleştirel Bir Bakış”. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 54/1 (April 1, 2013): 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1501/Ilhfak_0000001376.
JAMA
1.Acar R. “Mutlak Hakikat”in tecellîsi olarak dinlerin meşruiyeti: Frithjof Schuon’un gelenekselci mevzisine eleştirel bir bakış. AUIFD. 2013;54:1–34.
MLA
Acar, Rahim. “‘Mutlak Hakikat’in Tecellîsi Olarak Dinlerin Meşruiyeti: Frithjof Schuon’un Gelenekselci Mevzisine Eleştirel Bir Bakış”. Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 1, Apr. 2013, pp. 1-34, doi:10.1501/Ilhfak_0000001376.
Vancouver
1.Rahim Acar. “Mutlak Hakikat”in tecellîsi olarak dinlerin meşruiyeti: Frithjof Schuon’un gelenekselci mevzisine eleştirel bir bakış. AUIFD. 2013 Apr. 1;54(1):1-34. doi:10.1501/Ilhfak_0000001376