Leo Schaya (1916âÂÂ1985) was a Swiss author and scholar whose works focused on the Sufi tradition, the Kabbalah, and the Traditionalist School.
Biography
Born in Switzerland, Schaya lived much of his adult life in Nancy, France. He grew up in a traditional Jewish household and from his early youth he was interested in the works of neo-Platonism, Sufism and Advaita Vedanta.
He published several articles on the Kabbalah. He also wrote a book on the Sufi doctrine of unity. He is the founder of the journal .
Traditionalism
Schaya was a friend and frequent correspondent of prominent Traditionalist Frithjof Schuon.
Bibliography
In English
- Sufism: Love and Wisdom (World Wisdom. 2006)
- The Universal Meaning of Kabbalah (Fons Vitae; Tra edition, 2004)
- Seeing God Everywhere (contributed essay) (World Wisdom, 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 sufàde 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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