World Wisdom

World Wisdom
Parent company World Wisdom
Founded 1980
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Bloomington, Indiana
Distribution National Book Network
Publication types Books
Imprints Wisdom Tales Press
Official website worldwisdom.com, wisdomtalespress.com

World Wisdom is an independent American publishing company established in 1980 in Bloomington, Indiana. World Wisdom publishes religious and philosophical texts, including the work of authors such as Frithjof Schuon, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Titus Burckhardt, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Joseph Epes Brown, Paul Goble, Swami Ramdas, Samdhong Rinpoche, William Stoddart, and Martin Lings.

The company publishes The Library of Perennial Philosophy, which focuses on the beliefs underlying the diverse religions, also referred to as Sophia Perennis or "Perennial Philosophy". World Wisdom’s Library of Perennial Philosophy encompasses seven series.

Series

Perennial Philosophy

Sacred Worlds

Sacred Art in Tradition

Spiritual Classics

Spiritual Masters—East & West

Treasures of the World's Religions

Writings of Frithjof Schuon

Awards

Wisdom Tales Press

In 2012, World Wisdom launched a children and teen book imprint, Wisdom Tales Press, with its stated goal as "Sharing the wisdom and beauty of cultures from around the world with young readers and their families."[3]

Wisdom Tales publishes titles by well-known children book authors Paul Goble and Demi, as well as teen author Michael O. Fitzgerald.[4][5]

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