Julius Evola, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Julius Evola

Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974)

Date of Birth: 19-May-1898

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1974

Profession: writer, poet, painter, philosopher, mountaineer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Julius Evola

  • Baron Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola (; Italian: ['??vola]; 19 May 1898 – 11 June 1974), better known as Julius Evola, was an Italian philosopher, painter, poet, esotericist, and occultist.
  • He has been described as a "fascist intellectual", a "radical traditionalist", "antiegalitarian, antiliberal, antidemocratic, and antipopular", and as having been "the leading philosopher of Europe's neofascist movement".Evola is popular in fringe circles, largely because of his extreme metaphysical, magical, and supernatural beliefs (including belief in ghosts, telepathy, and alchemy), and his extreme traditionalism.
  • He himself termed his philosophy "magical idealism".
  • Many of Evola's theories and writings were centered on his hostility toward Christianity and his idiosyncratic mysticism, occultism, and esoteric religious studies, and this aspect of his work has influenced occultists and esotericists.
  • Evola justified male domination over women "as a natural expression of male desire".
  • This outlook stemmed from his traditionalist views on gender roles, which demanded women stay in or revert to traditional roles.According to the scholar Franco Ferraresi, "Evola's thought can be considered one of the most radical and consistent anti-egalitarian, anti-liberal, anti-democratic, and anti-popular systems in the 20th century".
  • It is a singular (though not necessarily original) blend of several schools and traditions, including German idealism, Eastern doctrines, traditionalism, and the all-embracing Weltanschauung of the interwar conservative revolutionary movement with which Evola had a deep personal involvement.
  • Historian Aaron Gillette described Evola as "one of the most influential fascist racists in Italian history".
  • He admired SS head Heinrich Himmler, whom he once met.
  • Evola spent World War II working for the Sicherheitsdienst.
  • During his trial in 1951, Evola denied being a fascist and instead referred to himself as "superfascisti" (lit.?superfascist).
  • Concerning this statement, historian Elisabetta Cassina Wolff wrote that "It is unclear whether this meant that Evola was placing himself above or beyond Fascism".Evola was the "chief ideologue" of Italy's radical right after World War II.
  • He continues to influence contemporary traditionalist and neo-fascist movements.

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