Kurt Almqvist (1912–2001) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

poet, intellectual and spiritual figure, representative of the

Traditionalist School The Traditionalist or Perennialist School is a group of 20th- and 21st-century thinkers who believe in the existence of a perennial wisdom or perennial philosophy, primordial and universal truths which form the source for, and are shared by, al ...

and the

Perennial philosophy The perennial philosophy ( la, philosophia perennis), also referred to as perennialism and perennial wisdom, is a perspective in philosophy and spirituality that views all of the world's religious traditions as sharing a single, metaphysical trut ...

Articles in English

* Temple of the Heart, Temple of the Body, ''Tomorrow'', Summer 1964 * The Hidden Hierarchy of Existence, ''Sunrise'', Vol. 22, Feb. 1973. * Aspects of Teilhardian Idolatry, ''Studies in Comparative Religion'', Vol. 12, No. 3 & 4, 1978. * Reflexes in the Language of the Notion of the "Self", ''Studies in Comparative Religion'', Vol. 13, No. 1 & 2, 1979. * Every Branch in Me, ''Sunrise'' August / September 1982 & ''Studies in Comparative Religion'', Vol. 15, No. 3 & 4, Middlesex, 1983. Also published in the anthology ''Every Branch in Me: Essays on the Meaning of Man'', ed. Barry McDonald, Bloomington, 2002. * The Three Circles of Existence, ''Studies in Comparative Religion'', Vol. 17, No. 1 & 2, Middlesex, 1985. * The Sun in the Tree, with Some Reflections on "Faith and Works", ''Religion of the Heart: Essays Presented to

Frithjof Schuon Frithjof Schuon (, , ; 18 June 1907 – 5 May 1998) was a Swiss metaphysician of German descent, belonging to the Perennialist or Traditionalist School of thought. He was the author of more than twenty works in French on metaphysics, spiritual ...

on His Eightieth Birthday'', eds.

Seyyed Hossein Nasr Seyyed Hossein Nasr (; fa, سید حسین نصر, born April 7, 1933) is an Iranian philosopher and University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University. Born in Tehran, Nasr completed his education in Iran and the United St ...

and William Stoddart, Washington D.C., 1991.

Works in French

* ''Poésies du troubadour Guilhem Adémar / publiées avec introduction, notes et glossaires par Kurt Almqvist'' (dissertation), Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1951 * La Fontaine de la Croix; Le Nénuphar Blanc (poems), ''Soleils'' No. 4 / 1963 * Temple du coeur, Temple du corps, ''Études Traditionnelles'', No. 378-379, 1963. * Les trois cercles de l'existence, ''Études Traditionnelles'', No. 393, 1966. * Aspects de l'idolâtrie teilhardienne, ''Études Traditionnelles'', No. 409-410, 1968. * Etre Soi-même, ''Études Traditionnelles'', No. 470, 1980.

Works in Hungarian

* Az ember – Az elfelejtett templom: A láthatatlan piramis. (Extract from ''Människan: det glömda templet''.) Ford. Szelényi Lajos. ''Tradíció évkönyv'', (Debrecen) 2003, 9–21. * A dolgok kapuin át. Öt meditáció. (Poems from ''Genom tingens portar: meditationer'') Ford. Szelényi Szentjóbi Annamária. ''Tradíció évkönyv'', (Debrecen) 2003, 211–212. * Az ember két énje. The Two Selves of Man".Ford. Szelényi Lajos. ''Tradíció évkönyv'', (Debrecen) 2005, 75-90.

Books in Swedish

* ''Vallfärd till mitten: dikter'', Stockholm, 1945. * ''Den glömda dimensionen'', Stockholm, 1959. * ''Gryningen är pärlemor: dikter'', Stockholm, 1959. * ''Ögonblick : en lyrisk årsrunda'', Stockholm, 1964. * ''Livklädnaden som revs sönder'', Stockholm, 1967. * ''Tidlös besinning i besinningslös tid, Ur Frithjof Schuons verk'', Stockholm, 1973. * ''I tjänst hos det Enda: ur

René Guénon René Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon (15 November 1886 – 7 January 1951), also known as ''Abdalwâhid Yahiâ'' (; ''ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Yaḥiā'') was a French intellectual who remains an influential figure in the domain of metaphysics, having writte ...

s verk'', Stockholm, 1977. * ''Människan: det glömda templet'', Hudiksvall, 1984. * ''Himmelsstegen: om människans möjlighet att finna en väg till Gud'', Delsbo, 1986. * ''Genom tingens portar: meditationer'', Delsbo, 1989. * ''Ordet är dig nära: om uppenbarelsen i hjärtat och i religionerna'', Delsbo, 1994.Books in Swedish
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