Concepts of the Unity of Religions in the Teachings of New Age and the Traditionalism of R. Guénon
Concepts of the Unity of Religions in the Teachings of New Age and the Traditionalism of R. Guénon

Author(s): Vladislav Yeryomin
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: New Age; integral traditionalism; unity of religions; orthodoxy; esotericism; initiatory chain; individualism
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the work is to carry out a comparative analysis of the idea of the unity of religions in the teachings of New Age and the traditionalism of R. Guénon in the context of Cultural Studies. The methodology of the research is to combine comparative, logical and historical methods. Scientific novelty. In the post-Soviet space the research of the phenomenon of “New Age” has been conducted since the mid-1990s. Among its researchers D. Manchenko, A. Shchedrin, Yu. Kosorukova can be called. The topic of integral traditionalism is less explored. In domestic science A. Shchedrin, S. Vyshynskyi, O. Gutsulyak are involved in it, but this comparative analysis was not the subject of a separate review. Conclusions. The concepts of the unity of religions in the “New Age” teachings and integral traditionalism have both common and different sides. The first of them demonstrate eclecticism of religious teachings, both among themselves and with ideas of Modernity and Postmodern; R. Guénon seeks to discover esoteric unity of religions, avoiding eclecticism and abstracting as much as possible from the latter.

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