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Revolt Against the Modern World: Politics, Religion, and Social Order in the Kali Yuga - Hardcover
$36.95
by Julius Evola (Author)
Revolt Against the Modern World: Politics, Religion, and Social Order in the Kali Yuga is the major statement of traditionalist thought by Julius Evola (1898–1974), the Italian philosopher, esotericist, and critic of modernity. A veteran of the First World War and a figure associated with interwar European intellectual circles, Evola wrote across philosophy, religion, and political theory. The book was first published in Italian in 1934 and later appeared in English translation.
The work contrasts what Evola calls the traditional world—ordered by hierarchy, ritual, caste, and a transcendent principle—with the modern age, which he identifies with the Kali Yuga, an age of decline. It surveys ancient civilizations, the warrior and priestly functions, the doctrine of the state, initiation, and the collapse of sacred authority into democracy, materialism, and mass society. Evola argues that political and social forms are expressions of a deeper spiritual order, and that the modern revolt against tradition has inverted that order.
Sovereign Archive Publishing is proud to offer this central text of twentieth-century traditionalism. Revolt Against the Modern World remains essential reading for those studying Traditionalist philosophy, critiques of modernity, and the religious and political ideas of Julius Evola.
Author Biography
A controversial scholar, philosopher, and social thinker, Julius Evola (1898-1974) has only recently become known to more than a handful of English-speaking readers. An authority on the world's esoteric traditions, Evola wrote extensively on ancient civilizations and the world of Tradition in both East and West. 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.
Number of Pages: 412
Dimensions: 1.4 x 9.1 x 6 IN
Publication Date: October 01, 1995