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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESThe Symbolism of the CrossRené Guénon / ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Yaḥyā
Published
1931
Original title
Le Symbolisme de la croix
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.

The Symbolism of the Cross

Le Symbolisme de la croix

René Guénon / ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Yaḥyā

A metaphysical study of the cross as a universal symbol of the degrees of being, dedicated to the memory of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿIllaysh and drawing on the Sufi doctrine of the Universal Man.

Keywords: Le Symbolisme de la croix, Universal Man, al-insan al-kamil, Abd al-Rahman Illaysh, metaphysics

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

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Yaḥyā, René Guénon / ʿAbd al-Wāḥid. The Symbolism of the Cross. 1931. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/guenon-the-symbolism-of-the-cross/