René Guenon, key history of contemporary esotericism, author raises equally strong and unwavering adherence rejections figure is the author of works such as fundamental symbols of sacred science, The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times, spiritual authority and power temporary crisis of the modern world, the king of the world and the great triad, all also published by Polity Press.
Great scholar of Eastern religions and doctrines, strove to bring to the West a non-simplistic view of Eastern thought, especially in India and for his advocacy of traditional civilizations facing West. Emphasizes his criticism of Western civilization from metaphysical assumptions and not ideological or political. The study of his books about Hinduism is essential for all those who want to delve into that tradition.