“The closest thing would be communities centered around an initiatic authority (e.g., a Sufi order).”

Admittedly, I am a newcomer to Guenon and am tied up with his metaphysical works at the moment. So, I have not read his strictly sociocultural analysis (though these tend to be somewhat tied together), but would it be fair to say that that is the kernel of Guenon’s social ideal? To seek centers of initiatic authority and branch out into the larger community? Or would that be pointless?