Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power
By René Guénon
Published: 1929
An exploration of the relationship between spiritual authority and temporal power, focusing on the hierarchical nature of social and religious structures and their functions within traditional civilizations.
Chapters
Ch. 1
CONTENTS
Ch. 2
EDITORIAL NOTE
Ch. 3
THE WORKS OF RENÉ GUÉNON
Ch. 4
PREFACE
Ch. 5
1 AUTHORITY AND HIERARCHY
Ch. 6
2 FUNCTIONS OF PRIESTHOOD AND ROYALTY
Ch. 7
3 KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION
Ch. 8
BRAHMINS AND KSHATRIYAS: THEIR RESPECTIVE NATURES
Ch. 9
THE DEPENDENCE OF ROYALTY ON PRIESTHOOD
Ch. 10
6 THE REVOLT OF THE KSHATRIYAS
Ch. 11
7 THE USURPATIONS OF ROYALTY AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES
Ch. 12
8 THE TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL PARADISES
Ch. 13
### THE IMMUTABLE LAW
Ch. 14