"Il Tradizionalismo è la meno nota tra le maggiori filosofie di oggi. Obiettivo di questo libro è quello di farla conoscere più diffusamente e aiutare a comprendere meglio il suo progetto radicale di ripristino dell'ordine sacro. Il Tradizionalismo è stato usato per incoraggiare il rispetto dell'ambiente, comporre grande musica e ridurre l'ostilità tra i seguaci di religioni differenti. Ma è stato anche impiegato per sostenere cause molto diverse, dall'elezione di Donald Trump a presid...

New Religious Movements (NRMs) have emerged periodically from the formative period of Islam to the present day. This Element considers a representative sample, organized by chronological period and then by type. In earlier periods, particular features of Islam either encouraged or discouraged the emergence of NRMs. Modernity brought new conditions that led to new types of NRM, the focus of this Element. Initially, NRMs arose in resistance to modernity or in support of it. Then came NRMs ad...

A primeira história do Tradicionalismo, um importante, porém surpreendentemente pouco conhecido, movimento anti-modernista do século XX. Abarcando uma série de grupos religiosos frequentemente secretos, mas por vezes muito influentes no Ocidente e no mundo Islâmico, o Tradicionalismo afetou tanto a política convencional como a revolucionária na Europa e o desenvolvimento do campo de estudos religiosos nos Estados Unidos. No século XIX, numa época onde os intelectuais progressistas haviam p...

The definitive guide to Traditionalism: the world's least-known major philosophy, but one that is essential for understanding our past, present and futureTraditionalism is founded on ancient teachings that, its followers argue, have been handed down from time immemorial, forming a basis of the sacred order that must be defended from modernity and the disorder it brings. It has been used to encourage respect for the environment, compose great music and reduce hostil...

Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic modernism. Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and political activist, he sought to synthesise Western and Islamic cultural values. Arguing that Islam is essentially rational and fluid, Abduh maintained that it had been stifled by the rigid structures implemented in the generations since Muhammad and his immediate followers. In this absorbing biography, Mark Sedgwick examines whether Abduh revived true Islam or instigat...

Western Sufism is sometimes dismissed as a relatively recent "new age" phenomenon, but in this book Mark Sedgwick argues that it has deep roots, both in the Muslim world and in the West. In fact, although the first significant Western Sufi organization was not established until 1915, the first Western discussion of Sufism was printed in 1480, and Western interest in Sufi thought goes back to the thirteenth century. Sedgwick starts with the earliest origins of Western Sufism in late antique...

The first history of Traditionalism, an important yet surprisingly little-known twentieth-century anti-modern movement. Comprising a number of often secret but sometimes very influential religious groups in the West and in the Islamic world, it affected mainstream and radical politics in Europe and the development of the field of religious studies in the United States. In the nineteenth century, at a time when progressive intellectuals had lost faith in Christianity's ability to deliver re...

The need to understand Islam and Muslims has never been greater, both because of conflicts that dominate the news and because of the increasing presence of Muslims in Western societies. There are hundreds of books that introduce the Western reader to Islam, and dozens of books that explore various Muslim societies (usually Arab ones). Islam & Muslims is the first to bring together both, explaining Islam in theory and in practice across the diverse Muslim world. Readers learn not just what ...

Brought to you by Penguin.Traditionalism is the shadowy philosophy that has influenced so much of the twentieth century and beyond: from the far right to the environmental movement, from Alexander Dugin to Prince Charles. It is a new way of seeing the world: one that rejects modernity and instead turns to sacred truth, perennialism and tradition as its guide.This major new study peels back the curtain on Traditionalist philosophy and the thought of its prop...

När Donald Trumps tidigare strateg Stephen Bannon nämnde den italienske filosofen Julius Evola i ett tal passerade referensen obemärkt för de flesta. För forskare inom radikal idéhistoria var den desto mer uppseendeväckande. Den antydde nämligen en oväntad koppling mellan Trumps stab och en beryktat dunkel världsåskådning: den filosofiska traditionalismen. Tankeströmningen, med rötter i perennialistisk metafysik, präglas dels av tanken att alla religioner ytterst utgår från en gemensam urt...

The Most Wonderful Christmas Tales Of All Time is an exquisite anthology that captures the heartwarming essence and infinite diversity of storytelling inspired by the yuletide spirit. Encompassing a range of genres from classic drama to fairy tales and transformative narratives, this collection splendidly showcases tales that explore themes of generosity, hope, and the magic of Christmas. The eclectic array of stories speaks to the classical, romantic, and even modernist literary contexts,...

e-artnow presents to you the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As J...