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| '''Giulio Evola''' aka. ''Julius Evola'' or ''Baron Giulio'' (], ]-], ]) was a prolific and extremely controversial ] ], who started as an ] painter but renounced art and delved deep into ] |
'''Giulio Evola''' aka. ''Julius Evola'' or ''Baron Giulio'' (], ]-], ]) was a prolific and extremely controversial ] ], who started as an ] painter but renounced art and delved deep into ] studies and a ] view of history. | ||
| It is hard to speak definitively about his political views if any or especially his aims. Some claim that his exaltation of a ] may have influenced ] and/or ] in a roundabout way. Others point out that he rejected ] philosophically and in general terms. Evola sought to influence Fascism in the direction of ]; away from the ] ], the ], and the masses. | It is hard to speak definitively about his political views if any or especially his aims. Some claim that his exaltation of a ] may have influenced ] and/or ] in a roundabout way. Others point out that he rejected ] philosophically and in general terms. Evola sought to influence Fascism in the direction of ]; away from the ] ], the ], and the masses. | ||
| Evola believed in a race of ]"]" people from the ] who had a crucial hand in the destruction of ]. | |||
| Evola was influenced by ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. | Evola was influenced by ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. | ||
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| *''Teoria Dell'Individuo Assoluto'' (a ] work borne out of a mental and spiritual breakdown) | *''Teoria Dell'Individuo Assoluto'' (a ] work borne out of a mental and spiritual breakdown) | ||
| ===Significant=== | ===Significant=== | ||
| *''La Tradidizione Ermetica'', (]) (] trans. ] ISBN 0892814519) | *''La Tradidizione Ermetica'', (]) (] trans. ], ISBN 0892814519) | ||
| *''Rivolta Contro il Mondo Moderno'', (]) (] trans. ]) | *''Rivolta Contro il Mondo Moderno'', (]) (] trans. ]) | ||
| ⚫ | *'']'' trans. ] ISBN 0892813687 | ||
| *''Sintesi di Dottrina Della Razza'', (]) | *''Sintesi di Dottrina Della Razza'', (]) | ||
| ⚫ | *''Yoga della potenza'' ('']: Tantra, Shakti, and the Secret Way'' trans. ] ISBN 0892813687) | ||
| *'']'' trans. ISBN 0892815531 | *'']'' trans. ISBN 0892815531 | ||
| *''Gli Uomini e le Rovine'' (] trans. ], ISBN 0892819057) | *''Gli Uomini e le Rovine'' (] trans. ], ISBN 0892819057) | ||
| *''Orientamenti'' | *''Orientamenti'' | ||
| *''Metafisica del Sesso'' (] trans. ] ISBN 0892813156) | *''Metafisica del Sesso'' (] trans. ], ISBN 0892813156) | ||
| *''Cavalcare la Tigre'' (] trans. ] ISBN 0892811250) | *''Cavalcare la Tigre'' (] trans. ], ISBN 0892811250) | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Giulio Evola aka. Julius Evola or Baron Giulio (May 19, 1898-June 11, 1974) was a prolific and extremely controversial Italian esotericist, who started as an Dadaist painter but renounced art and delved deep into occult studies and a Traditionalist view of history.
It is hard to speak definitively about his political views if any or especially his aims. Some claim that his exaltation of a warrior caste may have influenced fascism and/or nazism in a roundabout way. Others point out that he rejected nationalism philosophically and in general terms. Evola sought to influence Fascism in the direction of Traditionalism; away from the Christian Church, the bourgeoisie, and the masses.
Evola believed in a race of Hyperborean"nordic" people from the North Pole who had a crucial hand in the destruction of Atlantis.
Evola was influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, Otto Weininger, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Ernst Jünger, Gottfried Benn, René Guénon, Oswald Spengler, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
He became paralyzed after trying to defend Vienna at the barricades from the encroaching Soviet Army in 1945 (March/April). According to Mircea Eliade he was shot in the "third Chakra".
Books
Early
- Arte Astratta (an work on abstract art)
- Teoria Dell'Individuo Assoluto (a Nietzschean work borne out of a mental and spiritual breakdown)
Significant
- La Tradidizione Ermetica, (1931) (The Hermetic Tradition trans. 1995, ISBN 0892814519)
- Rivolta Contro il Mondo Moderno, (1934) (Revolt Against the Modern World trans. 1995)
- Sintesi di Dottrina Della Razza, (1940)
- Yoga della potenza (The Yoga of Power: Tantra, Shakti, and the Secret Way trans. 1993 ISBN 0892813687)
- The Doctrine of Awakening trans. ISBN 0892815531
- Gli Uomini e le Rovine (Men Among the Ruins trans. 2002, ISBN 0892819057)
- Orientamenti
- Metafisica del Sesso (Eros and the Mysteries of Love: The Metaphysics of Sex trans. 1991, ISBN 0892813156)
- Cavalcare la Tigre (Ride the Tiger trans. 2003, ISBN 0892811250)
References
- Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism and the Politics of Identity by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, 2001, ISBN 0814731554
- Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 edited by Philip Rees, 1991, ISBN 0130893013
- Arktos: The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival by Joscelyn Godwin, 1996, ISBN 0932813356