The article examines the contribution of Rene Guenon to the development of world comparative studies. The author analyzes his unique approach to comparing traditional religious and philosophical systems based on the concept of the Primordial Tradition. Guenon did not just compare different cultural and spiritual teachings, but sought to identify their universal metaphysical core. Special attention is paid to his criticism of modernity, opposition to Western rationalism and the use of the symbolic method of analysis. The article discusses to what extent Guenon's traditionalist approach can be considered as an alternative to classical methods of comparative studies and to what extent his ideas remain relevant in modern scientific and philosophical discourse.  

Tradition, traditionalism, comparative philosophy

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