ISLAMIC ARCHIVESPerspectives on InitiationRené Guénon / ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Yaḥyā

Published: 1946
Original title: Aperçus sur l'initiation
Language: French
Type: Book
Rights: Read at the source · Original text in the public domain in most countries (author d. 1951); later translations may still be in copyright.

SUFISM PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY 1924–1947

Perspectives on Initiation

Name: Perspectives on Initiation
Author: René Guénon / ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Yaḥyā

Aperçus sur l'initiation

René Guénon / ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Yaḥyā

Discusses the nature and conditions of initiation, the need for a regular spiritual lineage and the distinction between the exoteric and esoteric dimensions of religion, with frequent reference to Sufism.

Keywords: Aperçus sur l'initiation, initiation, spiritual lineage, esoterism, exoterism

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Internet Archive (French original)

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Yaḥyā, René Guénon / ʿAbd al-Wāḥid. Perspectives on Initiation. 1946. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/guenon-perspectives-on-initiation/