Julius Evola

James Horrox (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by Jo Ann Cavallo, Columbia University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.1: Italian Writing and Culture, 453-present.
Vol. editors: Carla Bregman (Independent Scholar - North America), Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)

Domains

Parapsychology/ Occult
Political Philosophy

Dates

Born 19 May 1898
Died 11 Jun 1974
Activity 1920-1974

Places

Born in Italy
Active in Italy

Activities

Primary

Artist
Cultural Theorist/ Critic
Philosopher

Resources

Evola's Works

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Sicilian-born philosopher, esotericist, cultural historian and social critic Baron Julius Evola was the leading Italian theorist of the Traditionalist School of political thought. A prominent exponent of Italian Idealism and, as painter and poet, one of the founders of Dadaism, Evola authored numerous works on alchemy, magic, Oriental philosophy, mysticism and Tradition, best known among which are the trilogy

Revolt Against the Modern World

Men among the Ruins

and

Ride the Tiger

. Though critical of Italian Fascism he is widely seen as an

éminence grise

in the regime of Benito Mussolini, and he remains a major intellectual influence on certain strands of far-right, conservative and reactionary politics.

Born Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola on May 19th, 1898, into an affluent Sicilian family,

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Citation: Horrox, James. "Julius Evola". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 July 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12998, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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