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{{Infobox philosopher|name=Julius Evola|native_name=Giulio Evola|image_size=200|image=Julius Evola.png|birth_date=19 May 1898|birth_place=Rome, [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]|death_date=11 June 1974|death_place=Rome, [[Italy]]|school_tradition=[[Monarchism]]<br>[[Occultism]]<br>[[Traditionalism]]}} | {{Infobox philosopher|name=Julius Evola|native_name=Giulio Evola|image_size=200|image=Julius Evola.png|birth_date=19 May 1898|birth_place=Rome, [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]|death_date=11 June 1974|death_place=Rome, [[Italy]]|school_tradition=[[Monarchism]]<br>[[Occultism]]<br>[[Traditionalism]]}} | ||
'''Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola''' (19 May 1898 – 11 June 1974) was an [[Far-right politics|ultra-reactionary]] Italian philosopher | '''Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola''' (19 May 1898 – 11 June 1974) was an [[Far-right politics|ultra-reactionary]] Italian philosopher. He believed in cyclical time and [[accelerationism]] to advance society to the next mythological age.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Morgan Jones|newspaper=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]|title=How Julius Evola Became the Internet’s Favorite Fascist|date=2022-12-07|url=https://jacobin.com/2022/12/fascism-far-right-evola-bannon-bronze-age-pervert|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618025702/https://jacobin.com/2022/12/fascism-far-right-evola-bannon-bronze-age-pervert|archive-date=2023-06-18}}</ref> | ||
He influenced [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]] but criticized him and other [[Fascism|fascists]] for not being "pure" enough. After the [[Second World War]], he continued to defend fascism and tried to separate it from specific policies that led to [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and Mussolini's downfall.<ref name=":02">{{Web citation|author=[[John Bellamy Foster]]|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=This Is Not Populism|date=2017-06-01|url=https://monthlyreview.org/2017/06/01/this-is-not-populism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718012353/https://monthlyreview.org/2017/06/01/this-is-not-populism/|archive-date=2023-07-18}}</ref> | |||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Evola was born in a [[Catholicism|Catholic]] family but soon rejected Catholicism. He fought in the [[First World War]] and was briefly involved in the [[Futurism|futurist]] art movement.<ref name=":0" /> | Evola was born in a [[Catholicism|Catholic]] family but soon rejected Catholicism. He fought in the [[First World War]] and was briefly involved in the [[Futurism|futurist]] art movement.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Second World War == | |||
In 1943, Evola was present at Hitler's headquarters when the [[Waffen-SS]] brought Mussolini there after breaking him out of prison.<ref name=":02" /> | |||
== Ideology == | == Ideology == | ||
In 1928, Evola wrote ''Pagan Imperialism'' and encouraged a return to the spirit of [[Roman Empire (27 BCE–395 CE)|Ancient Rome]]. His 1934 work ''Revolt Against the Modern World'' invoked the concept of the Kali Yuga, the last and most destructive age of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] cosmological cycle. | In 1928, Evola wrote ''Pagan Imperialism'' and encouraged a return to the spirit of [[Roman Empire (27 BCE–395 CE)|Ancient Rome]]. His 1934 work ''Revolt Against the Modern World'' invoked the concept of the Kali Yuga, the last and most destructive age of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] cosmological cycle. | ||
Evola's last influential work was ''Ride the Tiger'' (1961), which described [[Liberalism|liberal]] | Evola's last influential work was ''Ride the Tiger'' (1961), which described [[Liberalism|liberal]] modernity as a metaphorical tiger. Evola encouraged his followers to withdraw from political life and preserve an internal spirit of tradition.<ref name=":0" /> He said that a pure fascist state would be centered around elite [[Race|racial]] groups and destroy others. He supported an economy based on [[private property]].<ref name=":02" /> | ||
Evola opposed [[democracy]], [[feminism]], and [[Marxism]] and believed that [[science]] was worthless.<ref name=":02" /> | |||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
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| Born | 19 May 1898 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 11 June 1974 Rome, Italy |
| School tradition | Monarchism Occultism Traditionalism |
Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola (19 May 1898 – 11 June 1974) was an ultra-reactionary Italian philosopher. He believed in cyclical time and accelerationism to advance society to the next mythological age.[1]
He influenced Mussolini but criticized him and other fascists for not being "pure" enough. After the Second World War, he continued to defend fascism and tried to separate it from specific policies that led to Hitler and Mussolini's downfall.[2]
Early life
Evola was born in a Catholic family but soon rejected Catholicism. He fought in the First World War and was briefly involved in the futurist art movement.[1]
Second World War
In 1943, Evola was present at Hitler's headquarters when the Waffen-SS brought Mussolini there after breaking him out of prison.[2]
Ideology
In 1928, Evola wrote Pagan Imperialism and encouraged a return to the spirit of Ancient Rome. His 1934 work Revolt Against the Modern World invoked the concept of the Kali Yuga, the last and most destructive age of the Hindu cosmological cycle.
Evola's last influential work was Ride the Tiger (1961), which described liberal modernity as a metaphorical tiger. Evola encouraged his followers to withdraw from political life and preserve an internal spirit of tradition.[1] He said that a pure fascist state would be centered around elite racial groups and destroy others. He supported an economy based on private property.[2]
Evola opposed democracy, feminism, and Marxism and believed that science was worthless.[2]
Legacy
Evola's influence initially disappeared after his death. Steve Bannon publicly discussed Evola in 2014. In 2015, Swedish neo-Nazi Daniel Friberg called for the far right to "strangle the tiger." Evola is now recommended reading for Golden Dawn members and has inspired Aleksandr Dugin and the Atomwaffen Division.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Morgan Jones (2022-12-07). "How Julius Evola Became the Internet’s Favorite Fascist" Jacobin. Archived from the original on 2023-06-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 John Bellamy Foster (2017-06-01). "This Is Not Populism" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18.