Leo Schaya (1916–1985) was a Swiss

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and

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whose works focused on the

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tradition, the

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, and the

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Biography

Born in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Schaya lived much of his adult life in

Nancy, France Nancy ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Nanzisch'' is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the northeastern Departments of France, French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, which was Lorraine and Barrois, an ...

. He grew up in a traditional Jewish household and from his early youth he was interested in the works of

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Sufism Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...

and

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. He published several articles on the

. He also wrote a book on the

doctrine of unity. He is the founder of the journal ''Connaissance des religions'' (''Knowledge of Religions'').

Traditionalism

Schaya was a friend and frequent correspondent of prominent Traditionalist

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 ...

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"Réceptions de la cabale", Pierre GISEL, Lucie KAENNEL
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Bibliography

In English *''Sufism: Love and Wisdom'' (

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. 2006) *''The Universal Meaning of Kabbalah'' (Fons Vitae; Tra edition, 2004) *''Seeing God Everywhere'' (contributed essay) (

, 2004) In French *''L'Homme et l'Absolu selon la kabbale'' (Dervy, 1999) *''Naissance a l'esprit (Collection "Mystiques et religions")'' (Dervy-Livres, 1987) *''La doctrina sufí de la unidad'' (José J. de Olañeta, 1985) *''La creation en Dieu: A la lumiere du judaisme, du christianisme et de l'islam'' (Dervy-Livres, 1983) *''La doctrine Soufique de l'unite (Initiation a l'Islam)'' (A.-Maisonneuve, 1981)

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Leo Schaya: Life and Works
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schaya, Leo 1916 births 1985 deaths English-language writers Swiss Jews Swiss writers in French Jewish writers Kabbalists Traditionalist School

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Traditionalism

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