List of Main Characters

THE SEVEN MOST IMPORTANT TRADITIONALISTS LISTED BY DATE OF BIRTH

Coomaraswamy; Dr, Ananda Kentish (1877-1947! "ritish, then
American, Art historian!
#$%non! &en% (188'-19(1! )rench, then *+y,tian! De-e.o,ed /radi -
tiona.ism!
*-o.a, "aron 0$.i$s (18'918-1974- 2ta.ian! De-e.o,ed ,o.itica.
/raditiona.ism,
*.iade, Dr! Mircea (1937-198'! &omanian, then American! 4cho.ar
of re.i+ions!
4ch$on, )rith5of (1937-1998! #erman, .ater )rench, and then 4wiss,
fina..y resident in America! De-e.o,ed 4$fi /raditiona.ism and
esta6.ished the A.awiyya (.ater the Maryamiyya 4$fi order!
7asr, Dr! 4eyyed 8ossein (1999- ! 2ranian, then American! 2ntro-
d$ced 2s.amic /raditiona.ism to 2ran and other ,arts of the 2s.amic
wor.d!
D$+in, A.e:ander (19';- ! &$ssian! De-e.o,ed 7eo-*$rasianism!