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| − | '''Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola'''(May 19, 1898 – June 11, 1974), better known as '''Julius Evola''', was a painter and [[Fascist]] intellectual who | + | '''Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola'''(May 19, 1898 – June 11, 1974), better known as '''Julius Evola''', was a modernist painter and idealist philosopher. He's often regarded as a [[Fascist]] intellectual who's writings built on the "traditionalist school" of thought. His views on tradition were typically based on old-world European notions of aristocracy, ritual and other concepts drawn from primarily Indo-European philosophy. |
| − | He was an [[Antisemite]], having written an introduction to the Italian translation of [[The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dNAvnlrvrE0C&pg=PA136 The Study of Religion Under the Impact of Fascism]</ref> | + | He was regarded as an [[Antisemite]], having written an introduction to the Italian translation of [[The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dNAvnlrvrE0C&pg=PA136 The Study of Religion Under the Impact of Fascism]</ref> He was also critic of Christianity.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y15_BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA103 Occultism in a Global Perspective]</ref> He referred to Christianity as a "mystic religion", and what he meant by this was that it was dualistic and infantile, and in his view, a "doctrine for losers". |
He was also influenced by the work of [[Georges Sorel]] and Sorel's views about the use of ''myths'' in mobilizing people to action.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7DRcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT440 Men Among the Ruins: Post-War Reflections of a Radical Traditionalist], by Julius Evola</ref> | He was also influenced by the work of [[Georges Sorel]] and Sorel's views about the use of ''myths'' in mobilizing people to action.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7DRcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT440 Men Among the Ruins: Post-War Reflections of a Radical Traditionalist], by Julius Evola</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:25, November 14, 2021
Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola(May 19, 1898 – June 11, 1974), better known as Julius Evola, was a modernist painter and idealist philosopher. He's often regarded as a Fascist intellectual who's writings built on the "traditionalist school" of thought. His views on tradition were typically based on old-world European notions of aristocracy, ritual and other concepts drawn from primarily Indo-European philosophy.
He was regarded as an Antisemite, having written an introduction to the Italian translation of The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion.[1] He was also critic of Christianity.[2] He referred to Christianity as a "mystic religion", and what he meant by this was that it was dualistic and infantile, and in his view, a "doctrine for losers".
He was also influenced by the work of Georges Sorel and Sorel's views about the use of myths in mobilizing people to action.[3]