Given a basic grounding in history and culture, one can dip into the book anywhere and find new twists and reinterpretations. "Evola does not write in abstract philosophical language but in lively prose, filled with fascinating and concrete details. " Revolt Against the Modern World is destined to remain an essential work and frame-of-reference for anyone seriously involved in native European spirituality." Decline of the Medieval World and the birth of Nations The Revival of the Empire and the Ghibelline Middle Agesģ3. The Cycles of Decadence and the Heroic Cycleģ2. Part Two - Genesis and Face of the Modern WorldĢ8. Bipartition of the Traditional Spirit Asceticism Professional Associations and the Arts Slaveryġ6. On the Hierarchical Relationship Between Royalty and Priesthoodġ5. On the Primordial Nature of the Patriciateġ1. Polar Symbolism the Lord of Peace and JusticeĦ. Politics, Religion, and Social Order in the Kali Yugaģ. In what many consider to be his masterwork, Evola contrasts the characteristics of the modern world with those of traditional societies, from politics and institutions to views on life and death. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.By (author) Julius Evola By (author) Evola Julius Other books by Evola published by Inner Traditions include Eros and the Mysteries of Love, The Yoga of Power, The Hermetic Tradition, and The Doctrine of Awakening. An authority on the worlds esoteric traditions, Evola wrote extensively on ancient civilizations and the world of Tradition in both East and West. A controversial scholar, philosopher, and social thinker, JULIUS EVOLA (1898-1974) has only recently become known to more than a handful of Englishspeaking readers. At every turn Evola challenges the readers most cherished assumptions about fundamental aspects of modern life. The domains explored include politics, law, the rise and fall of empires, the history of the Church, the doctrine of the two natures, life and death, social institutions and the caste system, the limits of racial theories, capitalism and communism, relations between the sexes, and the meaning of warriorhood. Through a sweeping study of the structures, myths, beliefs, and spiritual traditions of the major Western civilizations, the author compares the characteristics of the modern world with those of traditional societies. Agreeing with the Hindu philosophers that history is the movement of huge cycles and that we are now in the Kali Yuga, the age of dissolution and decadence, Evola finds revolt to be the only logical response for those who oppose the materialism and ritualized meaninglessness of life in the twentieth century. Rather, he attempts to trace in space and time the remote causes and processes that have exercised corrosive influence on what he considers to be the higher values, ideals, beliefs, and codes of conduct-the world of Tradition-that are at the foundation of Western civilization and described in the myths and sacred literature of the IndoEuropeans. His criticisms are not limited to exposing the mindless nature of consumerism, the march of progress, the rise of technocracy, or the dominance of unalloyed individualism, although these and other subjects come under his scrutiny. The revolt advocated by Evola does not resemble the familiar protests of either liberals or conservatives. At turns prophetic and provocative, Revolt against the Modern World outlines a profound metaphysics of history and demonstrates how and why we have lost contact with the transcendent dimension of being. As a gadfly, Evola spares no one and nothing in his survey of what we have lost and where we are headed. With unflinching gaze and uncompromising intensity Julius Evola analyzes the spiritual and cultural malaise at the heart of Western civilization and all that passes for progress in the modern world.
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