Julius Evola: The Path of Cinnabar

Julius Evola: The Path of Cinnabar

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Not previously available in the English language, this is the first translation of Julius Evola’s autobiography, Il Cammino del Cinabro. The book provides a guide to Evola’s corpus as he explains the purpose of each of his books. This book is the key which unlocks the unity behind Evola’s diverse interests. It is a perfect place to start for those new to Evola’s thought, and a must read for all seasoned Evolians. The book includes hundreds of well-researched footnotes and a complete index. This book is also available in a hardback edition.

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Julius Evola was a renowned Dadaist artist, Idealist philosopher, critic of politics and Fascism, 'mystic', anti-modernist, and scholar of world religions. Evola was all of these things, but he saw each of them as no more than stops along the path to life's true goal: the realisation of oneself as a truly absolute and free individual living one's life in accordance with the eternal doctrines of the Primordial Tradition. Much more than an autobiography, The Cinnabar Path in describing the course of Evola's life illuminates how the traditionally-oriented individual might avoid the many pitfalls awaiting him in the modern world. More a record of Evola's thought process than a recitation of biographical facts, one will here find the distilled essence of a lifetime spent in pursuit of wisdom, in what is surely one of his most important works.

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Title	Julius Evola: The Path of Cinnabar (Softcover)
Author	Evola, Julius
Full Title	The Path of Cinnabar: An Intellectual Autobiography
Binding	Softcover
Publisher	Integral Tradition (2009)
Pages	302
ISBN	9781907166020
Language	English
Price	€ 19.95
Short Description	Not previously available in the English language, this is the first translation of Julius Evola’s autobiography, Il Cammino del Cinabro. The book provides a guide to Evola’s corpus as he explains the purpose of each of his books. This book is the key which unlocks the unity behind Evola’s diverse interests. It is a perfect place to start for those new to Evola’s thought, and a must read for all seasoned Evolians. The book includes hundreds of well-researched footnotes and a complete index. This book is also available in a hardback edition.
Table of Contents	Foreword A Note from the Editor A Note from the Publisher 1. The Path of Cinnabar 2. Personal Background and Early Experiences 3. Abstract Art and Dadaism 4. The Speculative Period of Magical Idealism and the Theory of the Absolute Individual 5. My Encounters with the East and ‘Pagan’ Myth 6. The ‘Ur Group' 7. My Exploration of Origins and Tradition 8. My Experience with 'La Torre’ and Its Implications 9. Hermeticism and My Critique of Contemporary Spiritualism - The Catholic Problem 10. ‘Revolt Against the Modern World’ and the Mystery of the Grail 11. My Work in Germany and the ‘Doctrine of Awakening’ 12. The Issue of Race 13. In Search of Men Among the Ruins 14. Bachofen, Spengler, the ‘Metaphysics of Sex’ and the ‘Left-Hand Path’ 15. From the ‘Worker’ to ‘Ride the Tiger’ Appendix: Interviews with Julius Evola (1964-1972)
About the Author	Julius Evola (1898 -1974), Italian traditionalist, metaphysician, social thinker and activist. Evola is an authority on the world's esoteric traditions and one of the greatest critics of modernity. He wrote extensively on ancient civilisations of both East and West and the world of Tradition.