Social and Political Thought of Julius Evola

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-58968-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy

Julius Evola’s writing covered a vast range of subjects, from a distinctive and categorical ideological outlook and has been extremely influential on a significant number of extreme right thinkers, activists and organisations. This book is the first full length study in English to present his political thought to a wider audience, beyond that of his followers and sympathisers, and to bring into the open the study of a neglected strand of contemporary Western thought, that of traditionalism.



Evola deserves more attention because he is an influential writer. His following comes from an important if largely ignored political movement: activists and commentators whose political positions are, like his, avowedly traditionalist, authoritarian, anti-modern, anti-democratic and anti-liberal. With honourable exceptions, contemporary academic study tends to treat these groups as a minority within a minority, a sub-species of Fascism, from whom they are held to derive their ideas and their support. This work seeks to bring out more clearly the complexity of Evola’s post-war strategy, so as to explain how he can be adopted both by the neo-fascist groups committed to violence, and by groups such as the European New Right whose approach is more aimed at influence from within liberal democracies. Furlong also recognises the relevance of Evola’s ideas to anti-globalisation arguments, including a re-examination of his arguments for detachment and spontaneism (apolitia).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Furlong, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. a man out of his time? 2. Magic, idealism and the need for the absolute 3. Tradition and History 4. ‘A rigorous political doctrine’ 5. Nations, Nationalism, Empire and Europe 6. The Strategy for the Right:Men and Ruins 7. Race, Sex and Anti-Semitism 8. Conclusion: Evola and Modern Conservatism

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Furlong Professor of European Studies and Head of School, School of European Studies, Cardiff University.