René Guénon

René Guénon was a French and Egyptian writer, metaphysician, philosopher and orientalist (1886–1951). He was born at Blois and died at Cairo.

Also recorded as Rene Guenon; Rene Jean Marie Joseph Guenon; René-Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon; René Jean Marie Joseph Guénon.

Overview

Also worked under the name Abdel Wahed Yahia and Sheikh Abdel Wahed Yahia.

Born at Blois in 1886, died at Cairo in 1951.

Identity and origins

He also worked under the names Abdel Wahed Yahia and Sheikh Abdel Wahed Yahia. The authorities additionally record the headings Rene Guenon, Rene Jean Marie Joseph Guenon, René-Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon and René Jean Marie Joseph Guénon. His recorded language was French. His recorded confession was Islam.

Formation and teaching

René Guénon studied at Collège-lycée Jacques-Decour, Robert-Badinter School Complex and University of Paris.

Catalogued works

32 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

RENÉ GUÉNON ET L'ACTUALITÉ DE LA PENSÉE TRADITIONNELLE. Études sur l'hindouisme. Precisazioni necessarie. Le symbolisme de la croix. Autoridad Espiritual y Poder Temporal. Los Estados Múltiples Del Ser. Crisis Del Mundo Moderno. Simbolismo de la Cruz. Los Principios Del Cálculo Infinitesimal. Miscelánea. Teosofismo, Historia de una Pseudo-Religión. Rey Del Mundo.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Guénon, René, Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. René Guénon and Traditionalism, The Occult World, 2014. Guénon, René Jean Marie Joseph, Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism. René Guénon, Olavo de Carvalho e a formação de uma elite intelectual metapolítica, Revista Marx e o Marxismo – Revista do NIEP-Marx, 2025. Retour à René Guénon, La chaîne d'union, 2014.

In detail

René Guénon studied at Collège-lycée Jacques-Decour, Robert-Badinter School Complex and University of Paris. the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is philosophy and metaphysics. The authority associates the name with The Primordial Tradition.

Distinctions recorded are Concours général.

Chronology

  1. 1886René Guénon born at Blois.
  2. 1951René Guénon died at Cairo.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “René Guénon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q496850: René Guénon

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