Raimon Panikkar

A Companion to his Life and Thought

edited by Peter C. Phan and Ro Young-chan

Book cover: Raimon Panikkar

Extent: 319 pages

Publisher: James Clarke & Co

Subjects: Philosophy, Religious Studies

Language: English

Paperback (No longer our product)

(October 2018)

ISBN: 9780227176344

6.1 x 9.17 inches

Price: $41.00

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Hardback (No longer our product)

(October 2018)

ISBN: 9780227176337

6.1 x 9.17 inches

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A collection of essays introducing the reader to the work of the celebrated Spanish theologian Raimon Panikkar and his vision of cosmic harmony.


Raimon Panikkar: A Companion to his Life and Thought is a guide to the life, work and thought of Raimon Panikkar, a self-professed Buddhist-Christian-Hindu philosopher and theologian. A man of deep and wide learning and an extremely prolific author, Panikkar is equally at home in various religious and cultural traditions and embodies in himself the ideals of intercultural, intrareligious, and interreligious dialogues. This book explicates Panikkar’s basic vision of life as the harmonious rhythm of divinity, humanity, and the cosmos, which he terms cosmotheandrism, and shows how it permeates and illumines his articulations of the central Christian doctrines. Given the complexity and difficulty of Panikkar’s thought this book is a welcome companion for a course on Panikkar and for a general reader who wishes to understand one of the most profound and orginal thinkers of our time.

  • Edited by Peter C Phan
  • Edited by Ro Young-chan

"This book is a magnificent set of insider looks at the life of Raimon Panikkar. It is not written to replace comprehensive study of him . . . but to aid in understanding the 'Invisible Harmony' that Panikkar himself embodied." --Yong, Aizaiah, Religious Studies Review, Volume 45, Number 3, Septemer 2019 "I would readily recommend this volume to anyone interested in acquainting themselves with Panikkar's work, or for those who wish to deepen their understanding of his 'mutationism' and mysticism." --Allison, John, Reading Religion, 2020 "This is a really important study." --Gill, Robin, Editor, Theology, 122(5)
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