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portada The Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religions
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
1989
Language
English
Pages
480
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21.8 x 14.1 x 3.1 cm
Weight
0.68 kg.
ISBN
0893452289
ISBN13
9780893452285
Edition No.
2

The Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religions

Édouard Schuré (Author) · Steiner Books · Paperback

The Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religions - Édouard Schuré

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Synopsis "The Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religions "

The Great Initiates encompasses long centuries of human existence and reflects our great search--the greatest search of all--the quest for the spirit. This book describes the motivations behind external history, the growth of religious striving, the rise and fall of cultures, and indicates their importance for us today. It reflects the lives and deeds of human beings of extraordinary stature: Rama, Krishna, Hermes, Moses, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Plato, and Jesus. In these pages one witnesses spiritual adventure of a depth and intensity rarely experienced by creative human beings, even in their most exalted moments. This excitement of discovery which breathes through The Great Initiates may well explain its continuing popularity after over a century.
Édouard Schuré
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Édouard Schuré (Estrasburgo, 1841 – París, 1929) fue un escritor francés polifacético: filósofo, poeta, dramaturgo, novelista, crítico musical y figura destacada de la literatura esotérica. Tras estudiar Derecho, se volcó hacia la música y el simbolismo, llegando a ser uno de los primeros difusores en Francia de Richard Wagner. Su pasión espiritual lo llevó a unirse al esoterismo: su obra más célebre, Los grandes iniciados (1889), traza un viaje profundo a través de figuras místicas como Orfeo, Krishna o Moisés en busca del conocimiento secreto que cimenta las grandes religiones.

En 1919 escribió Leonardo da Vinci y los Profetas del Renacimiento, donde presenta con lirismo a Da Vinci, Rafael, Miguel Ángel y otros como portadores de un renacimiento espiritual que unifica arte y misterio. Su legado se extiende desde el teatro místico hasta la introspección filosófica: desplegó su búsqueda en múltiples géneros —novelas, ensayos, traducciones y teatro— forjando una literatura que busca despertar la visión interior sin ceñirse a lo mundano.
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