Pagan Imperialism

De: Julius Evola

Narrado por: Jeremy Taescher

“In the 20th century, now, and in the forever future, we are unlikely to find a better spiritual guide than the immortal Baron of Sicily.” — James Kirkpatrick

In Pagan Imperialism, Julius Evola presents a fiery critique of the modern world, tracing the decay of Western civilization to its abandonment of its primal pagan roots. Evola condemns the rise of materialism, democracy, and equality, seeing them as signs of European man gone astray. He mourns the loss of the ancient spiritual hierarchy, where gods and warriors reigned supreme, and the cosmos pulsed with mystical energy.

Evola views Christianity as a weakening force that has replaced the proud, heroic spirit of paganism with submission and servitude to an alien deity. He envisions a revival of an empire built on the blood and fire of ancient rites, where the ruler embodies divine authority and the sacred order is restored. Pagan Imperialism is a provocative manifesto for those who dream of a return to a world rooted in the fierce, esoteric traditions of the past.

This new edition of Pagan Imperialism is a brand new translation by Heinrich Matterhorn, combining the original 1928 edition with the 1933 German edition. It also includes Evola’s extensive appendix. This edition is significantly longer than previous English translations and is enriched with detailed footnotes that provide definitions as well as commentary on different concepts and ideas mentioned in the text.

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Great book, nearly ruined by Foreword

Aside from the absolutely abysmal foreword and the narration, which is lazy and clunky at best, this is a stellar work from Evola, and an interesting book to contrast against his others. This work has a tone and spirit that is far less detached than his other translated works. There's a sense of urgency, a commanding voice here, starkly contrasted from the aloof and measured prose characteristic of his later works. Pagan Imperialism is a great look into Evola's earlier thought, and is essential to getting a complete understanding of his worldview.

If you're reading this before listening, I HIGHLY recommend just skipping the foreword, as it doesn't just fail to offer anything to the work, but actually detracts from it with the brazen use of unserious internet lingo, which shows that its author either doesn't understand Evola, or doesn't take him seriously. No matter the case, something as important as the foreword to a book should be left to someone who understands the authors ideas AND takes them seriously.

I also have to recommend reading/listening to Evola's other works before attempting Pagan Imperialism, solely because the narrator's pronunciations are sometimes so ridiculously incorrect that if you don't know what he's trying to say (nearly all of the terms in question appear in Evola's other works), it's quite easy to just not understand what the narrator is trying to say at all (example: Airyanem Vaejo). I know many of these terms are difficult and confusing, and i commend the narrator for attempting, but a bit more studying could've resulted in a far more polished end product.

Again I'd like to emphasize that the work itself is spectacular, and you should not let either the narration or the foreword take away from any enjoyment and insight that can be derived therein.