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The Transcendent Unity Behind the Diversity of Religions and Religiosity in the Perspective of Perennial Philosophy and Its Relevance to the Indonesian Context

Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan

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Title The Transcendent Unity Behind the Diversity of Religions and Religiosity in the Perspective of Perennial Philosophy and Its Relevance to the Indonesian Context
 
Creator Baharudin, M.
Luthfan, Muhammad Aqil
 
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perennial; transcendent; exoteric; esoteric.
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Description This study is conducted to answer an important question: is there any transcendent unity behind the diversity or plurality of religions and religiosity? This question will be answered through perennial philosophy approach. The study found that, according to perennial philosophers, there is a transcendent unity behind the diversity or plurality of religions and religiosity. This transcendent unity is seen in ‘the common vision’, or what in Islam is called the ‘basic message of religion’, namely ‘submission’ to always fear God and live His presence in everyday life. Further, the perennial philosophers argue that the True God is one; therefore, all religions emerging from the One are in principle the same for they come from the same source. In other words, the diversity of religions and religiosity lies only in the exoteric level, and all religions actually have a transcendent unity in the esoteric level. However, in this case, the perennial philosophers do not mean to unify or equate all religions. In fact, they try to open a way to a spiritual ascent through the reviving of the religious traditions in every religion.
 
Publisher LP2M - Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Walisongo
 
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Date 2017-12-03
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/walisongo/article/view/2025
10.21580/ws.25.2.2025
 
Source Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan; Vol 25, No 2 (2017); 325-360
2461-064X
0852-7172
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/walisongo/article/view/2025/The%20Transcendent%20Unity%20Behind%20the%20Diversity
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2017 M. Baharudin, Muhammad Aqil Luthfan
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