Julius Evola
Julius Evola Baron Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola (/ɛˈvoʊlə/; Italian: [ˈɛːvola];[1] 19 May 1898 – Julius Evola 11 June 1974), better known as Julius Evola, was an Italian philosopher, painter, and esotericist. He has been described as a "fascist intellectual,"[2] a "radical traditionalist,"[3] "antiegalitarian, antiliberal, antidemocratic, and antipopular,"[4] and as having been "the leading philosopher of Europe's neofascist movement."[4] Evola is popular in fringe circles, largely because of his extreme metaphysical, magical, and supernatural beliefs (including belief in ghosts, telepathy, and alchemy),[5] and his extreme traditionalism and misogyny. He himself termed his philosophy "magical idealism." Many of Evola's theories and writings were centered on his idiosyncratic mysticism, occultism, and esoteric religious studies,[6][7][8] and this aspect of his work has influenced occultists and esotericists. Evola also justified rape (among other forms of male domination of women) because he saw it "as a natural expression of male desire". This misogynistic outlook stemmed from his extreme right views on gender roles, which demanded absolute submission from women.[6][7][8][9][10] Baron Julius Evola, early 1940s 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 Born Giulio Cesare Andrea anti-popular systems in the twentieth century. It is a singular (though not necessarily Evola original) blend of several schools and traditions, including German idealism, 19 May 1898 Eastern doctrines, traditionalism, and the all-embracing Weltanschauung of the Rome, Kingdom of interwar conservative revolutionary movement with which Evola had a deep Italy personal involvement".[11] Historian Aaron Gillette described Evola as "one of the Died 11 June 1974 most influential fascist racists in Italian history".[12] He admired SS head Heinrich (aged 76) Himmler, whom he once met.[12] Evola spent World War II working for the Rome, Italy [8] Sicherheitsdienst.
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