Frithjof Schuon Archive
Comprehensive Bibliography
This list is current as of January, 2022.
Exposition
- Leitgedanken zur Urbesinnung, Zurich and Leipzig, Orell Füssli Verlag, 1935; second edition as Urbesinnung—Das Denken des Eigentlichen, Freiburg im Breisgau, Aurum Verlag, 1989.
Translations:
• Translated into French as: Méditation primordiale : la conception du vrai, Sottens, Les Sept Flèches, 2008.
• Translated into English as: Primordial Meditation: Contemplating the Real, London, Matheson Trust, 2015.
- De quelques aspects de l’islam, Paris, Chacornac, 1935.
- De L’Unité transcendante des religions, Paris, Gallimard, 1948, 1958; revised edition, Paris, Le Seuil, 1979; Paris, Sulliver, 2000; Paris, L’Harmattan, 2014.
Translations:
• The Transcendent Unity of Religions, London, Faber & Faber, 1953; New York, Harper & Row, 1975; Wheaton (Illinois), The Theosophical Publishing House, 1993.
• De la unidad transcendente de las religiones, Buenos Aires, Ediciones Anaconda, 1949; Madrid, Ediciones Heliodoro, 1980; new edition, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2004.
• De l’Unità trascendente delle religione, Bari, Gius, La terza & Figli, 1949 (new translation as Unita trascendente…, Rome, Editione Mediterranae, 1953).
• Da Unidade transcendente das religiones, Sao Paulo, Livraria MartinsEditora, 1953.
• Von der Inneren Einheit der Religionen, Ansata, Interlaken, 1981; Frankfurt, Hans J. Maurer, 2007.
- L’Oeil du coeur, Paris, Gallimard, 1950; new revised edition, Paris, Dervy-Livres, 1974; Lausanne, L’Âge d’Homme, 2001; new edition with three additional chapters, Paris, L’Harmattan, 2017.
Translations:
• The Eye of the Heart, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1997; new translation with selected letters, 2021.
• El ojo del corazón, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2003.
- Perspectives spirituelles et faits humains, Paris, Les Cahiers du Sud, 1953; Paris, Maisonneuve & Larose, 1989; Lausanne, L’Âge d’Homme, 2001; Lagorce, Hozhoni, 2020 (augmentée de lettres et de manuscrits inédits).
Translations:
• Spiritual Perspectives and Human Facts, London, Faber & Faber, 1954; new revised edition, Bedfont, Perennial Books, 1987; new translation with selected letters, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2007.
• Perspectivas espirituales y hechos humanos, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2001.
• Geistige Sichtweisen und menschliche Tatsachen, Hamburg, tredition, 2014.
- Sentiers de gnose, Paris, La Colombe, 1957; Paris, La Place Royale, 1987, 1996 (revue et corrigée).
Translations:
• Gnosis—Divine Wisdom, London, John Murray, 1959; London, Perennial Books, 1978, 1990; new translation with selected letters, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2006.
• Senderos de Gnosis, José J. de Olañeta, Mallorca, Editor, 2002.
• Gnosis – Göttliche Weisheit, Hamburg, tredition, 2015.
- Castes et races, Lyon, Paul Derain, 1957; Milano, Archè, 1979.
Translations:
• Castes and Races, London, Perennial Books, 1959, 1982.
• Castas y Razas, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 1983.
- Les Stations de la Sagesse, Paris, Buchet/Chastel, 1958; Paris, Maisonneuve &Larose, 1992; Paris, L’Harmattan, 2011.
Translations:
• Stations of Wisdom, London, John Murray, 1961; London, Perennial Books, 1978; new edition, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1995, 2003.
• La Stazioni della saggetta, Rome, Edizioni Mediterranae, 1981.
• Las estaciones de la sabiduría, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2001.
- Language of the Self, Madras, Ganesh, 1959; Bangalore, Select Books, 1998; Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1999.
- Images de l’esprit : shinto, bouddhisme, yoga, Paris, Flammarion, 1961; rééditions : Le Courrier du Livre, 1982 ; Paris, L’Harmattan, 2021.
Translations:
• Imágenes del Espíritu: Shinto, Budismo, Yoga, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2001.
- Comprendre l’Islam, Paris, Gallimard, 1961; Paris, Le Seuil, 1976.
Translations:
• Understanding Islam, London, Allen & Unwin, 1963; Baltimore, PenguinBooks, 1972; revised translation, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1994, 1997; new translation with selected letters, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2011.
• Comprendere l’Islam, Milano, Archè, 1976.
• Comprender el Islam, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 1987.
• Hatta nafham al-islam, (Arabic), Beirut, 1980.
• Den Islam verstehen, Munich, O.W. Barth, 1991.
- Regards sur les mondes anciens, Paris, Editions Traditionnelles, 1968; rééditions : Falicon, Nataraj, 1997; Paris, L’Harmattan, 2016, 2017.
Translations:
• Light on the Ancient Worlds, London, Perennial Books, 1965; Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1984; new translation with selected letters, 2006.
• Miradas a los mundos antiguos, Madrid, Taurus Ediciones, 1980; new edition, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2004.
- In the Tracks of Buddhism, London, Allen & Unwin, 1968.
- Dimensions of Islam, London, Allen & Unwin, 1969.
- Logique et transcendance, Paris, Editions Traditionnelles, 1970 ; réédition : Sulliver, 2007.
Translations:
• Logic and Transcendence, New York, Harper & Row, 1975; London, Perennial Books, 1984; new translation with selected letters, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2009.
• Der Mensch und die Gewissheit, Stuttgart, Edition Axel Menges, 1996.
• Logica y transcendencia, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2000.
• Logik und Transzendenz, Hamburg, tredition, 2013.
- Das Ewige im Verganglichen, Weilheim, Oberbayern, Otto Wilhelm BarthVerlag, 1970.
- Tidols Besinning I besinninglos Tid-ur Frithjof Schuon Werk, ed. K. Almquist, Stockholm, Natur och Kultur, 1973.
- Forme et substance dans les religions, Paris, Dervy-Livres, 1975 ; réédition : Paris, L’Harmattan, 2012.
Translations:
• Form and Substance in the Religions, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2002.
• Forma y substancia en las religiones, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor,1998.
• Form und Gehalt in den Religionen, Hamburg, tredition, 2017.
- Islam and the Perennial Philosophy, London, World of Islam Publishing Co., 1976.
- L’Esotérisme comme principe et comme voie, Paris, Dervy-Livres, 1978, 1997.
Translations:
• Esoterism as Principle and as Way, London, Perennial Books, 1981; new translation with selected letters, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2020.
• El esoterismo como principio y como vía, Madrid, Taurus Ediciones, 1982; new edition, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2003.
• Esoterik als Grundsatz und als Weg, Hamburg, tredition, 2015.
- Le Soufisme voile et quintessence, Paris, Dervy-Livres, 1980, 2007.
Translations:
• Sufism, Veil and Quintessence, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1981; new translation with selected letters, 2006.
• El sufismo, velo y quintaesencia, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2000, 2002.
- Du Divin à l’humain, Paris, Le Courrier du Livre, 1981; réédition : Paris, L’Harmattan, 2018.
Translations:
• From the Divine to the Human, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1982; new translation with selected letters, 2014.
• De lo Divino a lo humano, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 1982.
• Vom Göttlichen zum Menschlichen, Hamburg, tredition, 2015.
- Christianisme/Islam: visions d’oecuménisme ésotérique, Milan, Archè, 1981.
Translations:
• Christianity/Islam—Essays on Esoteric Ecumenism, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1985; new translation with selected letters, 2008.
• Cristianismo—Islam. Visiones de ecumenismo esotérico, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2003.
• Christentum – Islam: Ausblicke auf eine esoterisch Ökumene, Hamburg, tredition, 2018.
- Sur les traces de la Religion pérenne, Paris, Le Courrier du Livre, 1982.
Translations:
• Tras las huellas de la religión perenne, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 1982.
- Approches du phénomène religieux, Paris, Le Courrier du Livre, 1982; 1984 ; réédition : Lagorce, Hozhoni, 2020.
Translations:
• In the Face of the Absolute, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1989; new translation with selected letters, 2014.
• Aproximaciones al fenómeno religioso, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2000.
- Resumé de métaphysique intégrale, Paris, Le Courrier du Livre, 1985.
Translations:
• Survey of Metaphysics and Esoterism, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1986. (including Sur les traces de la Religion pérenne.)
• Resumen de metafísica integral, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2000.
• Metaphysik und Esoterik im Überblick, Hamburg, tredition, 2013.
- Avoir un centre, Paris, Maisonneuve, 1988; réédition : Paris, L’Harmattan, 2010.
Translations:
• To Have a Center, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1990; new translation with selected letters, 2015.
• Tener un centro, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2001.
- Racines de la condition humaine, Paris, La Table Ronde, 1990; réédition : Paris, L’Harmattan, 2020.
Translations:
• Roots of the Human Condition, Bloomington, World WisdomBooks, 1991; second edition, 2002.
• Raíces de la condición humana, Madrid, Grupo Libro, 1995; new edition,Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2002.
- The Feathered Sun—Plains Indians in Art and Philosophy, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1990, 2003.
Translations:
• El sol emplumado. Los indios de las Praderas a través del arte y la filosofía, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 1992.
• Il Sole Piumato: Religione e Arte degli Indiani delle Praterie, Roma, Edizione Mediterranee, 2000.
• Le Soleil de Plumes – Art, Symbolisme et Philosophie chez les Indiens des Plaines, Lagorce, Hozhoni, 2021.
- Les Perles du pèlerin, Paris, Le Seuil, 1991.
Translations:
• Echoes of Perennial Wisdom, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1992; new translation with selected letters, ed. Patrick Casey, 2012.
• Las Perlas del Peregrino, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 1990.
- Images of Primordial and Mystic Beauty, Bloomington (Indiana), Abodes, 1992.
- Le Jeu des Masques, Lausanne, L’Âge d’Homme, 1992.
Translations:
• The Play of Masks, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1992.
• El juego de las máscaras, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2003.
• Das Spiel der Masken, Hamburg, tredition, 2018.
- Treasures of Buddhism, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1993; new translation with selected letters, 2018.
Translations:
• Trésors du Bouddhisme, Falicon, Nataraj, 1997, 1999.
• Tesoros del budismo, Barcelona, Paidós, 1998.
- La Transfiguration de l’ Homme, Paris, Maisonneuve Larose, 1995.
Translations:
• The Transfiguration of Man, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1995.
• La transfiguración del hombre, Mallorca, José J. de Olañeta, Editor, 2003.
Poetry
- Sulamith (in the original German), Bern: Urs Graf Verlag, 1947.
- Tage- und Nächtebuch (in the original German), Bern: Urs Graf Verlag, 1947.
- The Garland, Bloomington, Abodes Inc., 1994.
- Road to the Heart, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 1995.
- Liebe / Leben / Glück / Sinn (in the original German), 4 vol., Freiburg, Verlag Herder, 1997.
- Poésies didactiques (in the original German with French translations) (vol 1-10), Sottens, Les Sept Flèches, 2001.
- Songs for a Spiritual Traveler: Selected Poems, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2002.
- Adastra & Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2003.
- Songs without Names, Volumes I-VI, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2006.
- Songs without Names, Volumes VII-XII, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2006.
- World Wheel, Volumes I-III, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2006.
- World Wheel, Volumes IV-VII, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2006.
Edited Writings of Frithjof Schuon (published after 1998)
- The Essential Writings of Frithjof Schuon, ed. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, New York, Amity House, 1986.
- The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, ed. James S. Cutsinger, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2004.
Translations:
• La plénitude de Dieu : christianisme et sagesse pérenne, ed. James Cutsinger, Lagorce, Hozhoni, 2020.
- Prayer Fashions Man: Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life, ed. James S. Cutsinger, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2005.
- Art from the Sacred to the Profane: East and West, ed. Catherine Schuon, Bloomington, World Wisdom, 2007.
- Vers l’Essentiel : lettres d’un maître spirituel, ed. Thierry Béguelin, Les Sept Flèches, 2013.
Translations:
• Towards the Essential: Letters of a Spiritual Master, ed. Thierry Béguelin, London, Matheson Trust, 2021.
- De tout cœur et en l’esprit : choix de lettres d’un maître spirituel, Paris, L’Harmattan, 2015.
- La conscience de l’Absolu : aphorismes et enseignements spirituels, Lagorce, Hozhoni, 2016.
- Par “l’amour qui meut le soleil et les autres étoiles” : méditations et notes de voyage, Lagorce, Hozhoni, 2018.
Featured Books
Christentum – Islam: Ausblicke auf eine esoterisch Ökumene (e-Book)
In this work, Frithjof Schuon compares Christianity and Islam and also looks at confessions within these world religions: Protestantism, Orthodoxy, and Shiism.
Featured Poems
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Last Word
The book comes to an end, but not the singing;
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Soul Picture
This you must understand: I wish to feel Ânanda
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Women
Wise Solomon had temples built