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Huston Smith
Huston Smith

Huston Smith

Huston Smith is Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Syracuse University. His many books include Forgotten Truth: The Common Vision of the World’s Religions, Beyond the Post-Modern Mind, and Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief, as well as the classic The World’s Religions. His discovery of Tibetan multiphonic chanting was lauded as “an important landmark in the study of music”, and his film documentaries of Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Sufism have all won international awards.World Wisdom published Professor Smith’s lecture entitled “The Long Way Home,” which was presented at the “Paths to the Heart” Conference held at the University of South Carolina on October 18-20, 2001.  His article is included in the book Paths to the Heart . He also wrote the foreword to The Essential Sophia.

Huston Smiths Online Articles

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TitleAuthor(s)Subject(s)LinkSource
Is There a Perennial Philosophy?Huston SmithPerennial Philosophy, Esoterism, Tradition Link to article The Journal of the American Academy of Religion, LV (1987):553-66
Streams of Tradition: Buddhism, East to WestHuston SmithBuddhism Link to article The Eye of the Heart
The Master-Disciple RelationshipHuston SmithMetaphysics Link to article The Essential Sophia
Scientism: The Bedrock of the Modern WorldviewHuston SmithScience Link to article Science and the Myth of Progress
What They Have That We Lack: A Tribute to the Native Americans via Joseph Epes BrownHuston SmithAmerican Indian Link to article The Essential Sophia: The Journal of Traditional Studies
TaoismHuston SmithEastern Religion Link to article Light from the East: Eastern Wisdom for the Modern West