Roots of the Human Condition by Frithjof Schuon (1991).pdf

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ROOTS

of the

HUMAN CONDITION

FRITHJOF SCHUON

WORLD WISDOM BOOKS

Translated from the French

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in any manner without written permission,

except in critical articles and reviews.

First published in French as

Racines de la condition humaine

La Table Ronde

Paris, 1990

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Schuon, Frithjof, 1907-

[Racines de la condition humaine. English]

Roots of the human condition /Frithjof Schuon.

p. cm.-(The Library of traditional wisdom)

Translation of: Racines de la condition humaine.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-941532-11-9:$12.00

1. Religion-Philosophy. 2. Man (Theology)

3. Theology

4. Islam-Doctrines. 5. Religions.

I. Title.

II. Series

BL5l.S46563

1991

291.2'2-dc20

90-23459

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