Foreign thinker
Titus Burckhardt
Titus BurckhardtTraditionalism, Islamic Art, Mysticism, and Perennial PhilosophySwiss
Sacred art is an instrument for recollecting the sacred and returning man to his own center.
Life and Thought
Titus Burckhardt was a prominent Swiss-German spiritual researcher, traditionalist, and art scholar of the 20th century. He is considered one of the main figures of the Traditionalist (Perennial Philosophy) school and played a significant role in introducing Islamic art, architecture, and mysticism to the Western world.
