Titus Burckhardt

Titus Burckhardt ( born October 24, 1908 in Florence, † January 15, 1984 in Lausanne) was a Swiss Sufiforscher and representatives of the philosophia perennis.

Life

Titus Burckhardt, son of the sculptor Carl, Burckhardt (1878-1923), studied art history and Oriental Studies at the University of Basel, without finishing. He worked first as a draftsman, then as a publisher and writer.

In 1972 he was awarded by UNESCO to preserve the order of the cityscape of Fez. As an author, he submitted writings on the cultural history of medieval Europe and Islam, especially Sufism and alchemy. He also translated some French and Arabic works.

Works

As the author

  • Land on the edge of time. A description of the Moroccan culture. Graf, Basel 1941
  • Swiss folk art / Art Populaire Suisse. Graf, Basel 1941
  • From Sufism. Introduction to the mysticism of Islam. Barth, München-Planegg 1953; 2 strongly heated. A. Schauble, Rheinfelden, 1989, ISBN 3-87718-144-9
  • On the nature of sacred art in the world religions. Origo, Zurich 1955; Aurum, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1990, ISBN 3-591-08293-7
  • Ticino. Graf ( The folk heritage of Switzerland 1 ), Basel 1943; 2 ext. A. 1956
  • From wonderful books. Experiences and observations in the publication of early medieval manuscripts. Graf, Olten 1963
  • The hunt. From old hunting books. Hunting pictures of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance ( with record ). Graf, Olten 1964
  • The wild west. Reports, pictures and songs ( with record ). Graf, Olten 1966
  • The Moorish culture in Spain. Callwey, Munich 1970; 2 ext. A. ibid. 1980, ISBN 3-7667-0510-5
  • Morocco, Western Orient. A Guide. Walter, Olten 1972, ISBN 3-530-12780-9
  • Mirror of Wisdom. Texts on science, myth, religion and art. Diederichs, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-424-01135-5
  • The world religions and their sacred art ( with Pavel Florensky ). Hawel, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-9810376-3-0

As a translator

  • Charles Ferdinand Ramuz: Valais. Graf ( The folk heritage of Switzerland 2 ), Basel 1943
  • Piero Bianconi: Ticino chapels. Graf, Basel 1944
  • Frithjof Schuon: the eternal in the ephemeral. From the one truth in ancient cultures. Barth, Weilheim 1970; 2 A. 1984
  • Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi: The Wisdom of the Prophets. Chalice, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-905272-71-7

As editor

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