Mark Sedgwick: Traditionalism
Traditionalism
Buch
- The Radical Project for Restoring Sacred Order
- Oxford University Press, 07/2023
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780197683767
- Bestellnummer: 11518544
- Umfang: 424 Seiten
- Gewicht: 721 g
- Maße: 243 x 156 mm
- Stärke: 33 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 6.7.2023
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
"Traditionalism is a shadowy philosophy that has influenced much of the twentieth century and beyond: from the far-right to the environmental movement, from Sufi shaykhs and their followers to Trump advisor and right-wing provocateur Steve Bannon. It is a worldview that rejects modernity and instead turns to mystical truth and tradition as its guide. Mark Sedgwick, one of the world's leading scholars of Traditionalism, presents a major new analysis, pulling back the curtain on the foundations of Traditionalist philosophy, its major proponents-Renâe Guâenon, Julius Evola, and Frithjof Schuon-and their thought. One of Traditionalism's fundamental pillars is perennialism, the idea that beneath all the different forms of religion there lies one single timeless and esoteric tradition. A second is the view that everything is getting worse, rather than better, over time, leading to the Traditionalist critique of modernity. Sedgwick details Traditionalism's unique ideas about self-realization, religion, politics, and many other spheres. Traditionalism provides an expansive guide to this important school of thought-one that is little-known and even less understood-and shows how pervasive these ideas have become"-- Mark Sedgwick
Traditionalism
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