Product Description

In what many consider to be his masterwork, Evola contrasts the characteristics of the modern world with those of traditional societies, from politics and institutions to views on life and death.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #282943 in Books
• Published on: 1996-03
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 375 pages

Michael Moynihan, Vortru
Revolt Against the Modern World is destined to remain an essential work and frame-of-reference for anyone seriously involved in native European spirituality.

Joscelyn Godwin, Gnosis Magazine
Evola does not write in abstract philosophical language but in
lively prose, filled with fascinating and concrete details.

Customer Reviews

Starchamber
One for the trendy left-wing feminist liberals, eh...!? [ hmmm... interesting how all the negative reviews are generally considered unhelpful ]. Anyway; this book ought to be compulsory reading for anybody who is able to read... and understand.

Understanding Evola
I think that for a true understanding of Evola's masterpiece is necessary a strong background of classical culture, as well as of oriental wisdom.
Something of this book could nowadays seem a little bit queer, but it must be kept in mind when it was written, in the '30:
theories like the one about Atlantis were of large topicality.
Moreover, it doesn't describe as human society should be now, but how it actually (according to Evola, ok) was in the past eras.

Another thing that is good pointing out: Evola doesn't invent anything. On the contrary, his weltanschauung cames from the metaphisic of Vedanta, and from the deepest roots of ancient greek culture.
His sense of Sacre, instead comes from the ancient romanity, and this - yes - could sound a little fascist...

However, before criticizing, it would be better to get the right informations - and the right perspective, of course.
Probably, reading only this book isn't enough. I think that one should read "Read the tiger" (written many years later) too, if he wants to get a deeper and more updated understanding of Evola.

Al last, it's worthy saying that Evola was never a member of the Fascist Party.

Heavy going "Traditionalist" historicism
This book is divided into two parts. The first deals with what Evola sees as the purpose of a "Traditional" Society. The total objective of this society being to reinforce the sacral through orientation towards the "Solar" or higher perspectives. Evola lays down a series of measurements by which we can see if a society matches up to his "traditional" view. These include: a Male "solar" north oriented cult, castes, subordination of women. The second part of the book relates how we have gradually drifted away from traditional societies towards contemporary degenerate ones, examples being feminine Chthonic cults, democracy. At the end Evola quotes the Kali Yuga as proof that we are living in a degenerate "Age of the wolf". Essentially Evola's world view is extreme elitism mixed with mysogyny and an outdated "northern" [...] view of world history...