Leo Schaya
Leo Schaya (1916–1985) was a Swiss author and scholar whose works focused on the Sufi tradition, the Kabbalah, and the Traditionalist School.
Biography
[edit]Born in Switzerland, Schaya lived much of his adult life in Nancy, France. He grew up in a traditional Jewish household and from his early youth he was interested in the works of neo-Platonism, Sufism and Advaita Vedanta.
He published several articles on the Kabbalah. He also wrote a book on the Sufi doctrine of unity. He is the founder of the journal Connaissance des religions (Knowledge of Religions).
Traditionalism
[edit]Schaya was a friend and frequent correspondent of prominent Traditionalist Frithjof Schuon.
"The essential principles of the various orthodox revelations are identical, a fact which can be discovered by metaphysical penetration of dogmas and symbols."
— Schaya on the Perennial Philosophy"[1]
Bibliography
[edit]In English
- Sufism: Love and Wisdom (World Wisdom. 2006) ISBN 978-0-941532-75-4
- The Universal Meaning of Kabbalah (Fons Vitae; Tra edition, 2004) ISBN 978-1-887752-60-2
- Seeing God Everywhere (contributed essay) (World Wisdom, 2004) ISBN 978-0-941532-42-6
In French
- L'Homme et l'Absolu selon la kabbale (Dervy, 1999) ISBN 978-2-85076-966-5
- Naissance a l'esprit (Collection "Mystiques et religions") (Dervy-Livres, 1987) ISBN 978-2-85076-044-0
- La doctrina sufí de la unidad (José J. de Olañeta, 1985) ISBN 978-84-7651-000-1
- La creation en Dieu: A la lumiere du judaisme, du christianisme et de l'islam (Dervy-Livres, 1983) ISBN 978-2-85076-162-1
- La doctrine Soufique de l'unite (Initiation a l'Islam) (A.-Maisonneuve, 1981) ISBN 978-2-7200-1003-3
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Leo Schaya, The Universal Meaning of the Kabbalah (Penguin Books, 1973) 10.
- ^ (fr)Léo Schaya, "L'homme et l'absolu selon la Kabbale"
- ^ [1] "Pray Without Ceasing: The Way of the Invocation in World Religions", Patrick Laude
- ^ [2] "Seeing God Everywhere: Essays on Nature and the Sacred" Barry McDonald, p. 241
- ^ [3] "La onzième heure: la crise spirituelle du monde moderne à la lumière ...", Martin Lings, Pages 92, 93, 94
- ^ (fr)[4] "Le monde à l'envers: essais critiques sur la civilisation moderne" , Jean Hani
- ^ Universal Aspects of the Kabbalah & Judaism, Leo Schaya
- ^ (fr)"Réceptions de la cabale", Pierre GISEL, Lucie KAENNEL