Occult Imperium

Christian Giudice's <em>Occult Imperium</em> explores Italian national forms of Occultism chiefly analyzing Arturo Reghini (1878-1946) his copious writings and Roman Traditionalism. Trained as a mathematician at the prestigious University of Pisa Reghini was one of the three giants of occult and<br>esoteric thought in Italy alongside his colleagues Julius Evola (1898-1974) and Giulian Kremmerz (1861-1930). Using Reghini's articles books and letters as a guide Giudice explores the interaction between occultism Traditionalism and different facets of modernity in early-twentieth-century<br>Italy. <p/>The book takes into consideration many factors particular to the Italian peninsula: the ties with avant-garde movements such as the Florentine <em>Scapigliatura</em> and Futurism the occult vogues typical to Italy the rise to power of Benito Mussolini and Fascism and lastly the power of the Holy See<br>over different expressions of spirituality. <em>Occult Imperium</em> explores the convergence of new forms of spirituality in early twentieth-century Italy.<br>