Patrick Laude is a scholar, author and teacher. His works deals with the relationship between mysticism, symbolism and poetry, as well as focusing on contemporary spiritual figures such as Simone Weil, Louis Massignon and Frithjof Schuon.
Biography Born in France in 1958, he took a graduate degree in philosophy at the University of Paris IV Sorbonne while studying at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. He came to the US in the early eighties and obtained his Ph.D. in 1985 from Indiana University.Worldcat, Patrick Laude,1985.Dissertation:Ph. D. Indiana University 1985 He joined Georgetown University in 1991. Laude's scholarly work is primarily focused on comparative mysticism, the symbolic imagination in religion and literature, and Western interpretations of Asian contemplative traditions. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on these subjects.World wisdomThe Dailystar.netThe Matheson Trust
Bibliography English The Esoteric in Religious and Spiritual Traditions: a Comparative Study, Singapore, Springer, 2025, 310 p. Surrendering to the Self: Ramana Maharshi's Message for the Present, London, Hurst, 2022, 244 p. . Indian Edition: New Delhi, Fingerprint! Publishing, 2024, 360 p. Keys to the Beyond: Frithjof Schuon's Cross-Traditional Language of Transcendence, Albany, State University of New York Press, 2020, 394 p. Shimmering Mirrors: Reality and Appearance in Contemplative Metaphysics East and West, Albany, State University of New York Press, 2017, 272 p. Louis Massignon: The Vow and the Oath, London, The Matheson Trust, 2011, 276 p. Pathways to an Inner Islam: Massignon, Corbin, Guénon and Schuon, Albany, State University of New York Press, 2010, 200 p. Pray Without Ceasing: The Way of the Invocation in World Religions, Bloomington/IN (USA), World Wisdom, 2006, 226 p. Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding, Basingstoke (UK), Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, 296 p. Singing the Way: Insights into Poetry & Spiritual Transformation, Bloomington/IN (USA), World Wisdom, 2005, 232 p. Frithjof Schuon: Life and Teachings, in collaboration with Jean-Baptiste Aymard, Albany, State University of New York Press, 2004, 150 p.
French (not translated into English) L’œuvre de Frithjof Schuon : orientations et éclairages, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2026, 176 p. Apocalypse des religions : pathologies et dévoilements de la conscience religieuse contemporaine, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2016, 300 p. Prier sans cesse : la voie spirituelle de l'invocation dans les religions, in collaboration with Ghislain Chetan, Wattrelos (France), Tasnîm, 2012, 367 p. L’Éden entredit : lecture de La Chanson d'Ève de Charles Van Lerberghe, New York, Peter Lang, 1994, 150 p. Rodenbach, les décors de silence : essai sur la poésie de Georges Rodenbach, Bruxelles, Labor, 1990, 129 p.
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