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First, I cordially thank all who promptly and instructively answered
my last question on Guenon, Evola and Hyperborea. (I suppose
Guenon's racial views will remain ambiguous until further data comes
to light. Incidentally, does anyone know in which book(s) Guenon
positively cites Arctic-Aryan theorist Bal Gangadhar Tilak? This
would almost seem to imply on Guenon's part an implicit endorsement
of Tilak's overall worldview. In relation to Aryan prowess, Tilak
concluded that "the vitality and superiority of the Aryan races, as
disclosed by their conquest, by extermination or assimilation, of
the non-Aryan races with whom they came in contact...is intelligible
only on the assumption of a high degree of civilization in their
original Arctic home.")

Recently, due to largely extra-academic, political (leftist)
efforts, what is called "the Aryan Invasion Theory" is no longer
fashionable in academic circles. Evola takes the AIT theory and Indo-
European racial basis of the Indian caste system for granted, and
this forms a key part of his worldview, as he posits the Eastern
Aryans preserved more of the original Hyperborean spirit in their
religious creations (Vedism, Buddhism) than the comparatively
degenerated Western Aryans. The references in the Vedic scripture
to "Indra's white-complexioned friends" and their conflict with
the "lawless, riteless, noseless black Dasyu", etc., seem clear
enough to me, as do the references in Buddhist literature to its
aristocratic founder's moon-colored countenance and deep blue eyes.
The owner of this list already posted modern genetic studies of
Indians, which tend to support the racial duality between the Afro-
Asian lower castes and the European-like higher castess. What I am
looking for are 1) non-counter-traditional, objective studies
relating to the historical-racial and eugenic aspects of the Indian
caste system and 2) the subjects of castes and races and their
interactions in general.

Relevantly and intriguingly, the well-known Traditionalist Frithjof
Schuon authored a short and extremely hard-to-find book
entitled "Castes and Races". I have yet to acquire this probably
illuminating book, but in "To Have a Center" Schuon denounces race-
mixing as equivalent to destructive caste-mixing and as anti-
Traditional: "Another point to be considered is the personal center
in connection with certain racial factors. If the mixture between
races too different from each other is to be avoided, it is
precisely because this disparity generally has as a consequence that
the individual possesses two centers, which means practically that
he has none; in other words, that he has no identity..."






Sat Nov 4, 2006 6:53 pm

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First, I cordially thank all who promptly and instructively answered my last question on Guenon, Evola and Hyperborea. (I suppose Guenon's racial views will...
brightimperator Offline Send Email Nov 5, 2006
3:38 pm

In a review by Guénon of an article by Evola published in 'La Vita Italiana', whose precise reference we haven't been able to find yet, but which must date...
evola_as_he_is Offline Send Email Nov 5, 2006
8:22 pm

In "Le Roi du Monde" Guénon mentions on page 80 that Erin (anglicised as Ireland) was once given to Thule or Orgyia. Erin has been associated with Iran...
darkiexx Offline Send Email Nov 8, 2006
5:46 pm

'Castes and Races' is indeed illuminating: your head will light up like a bulb reading that masterful rhetorician making polar opposites appear one and the...
zenon_noir Offline Send Email Nov 6, 2006
3:30 pm

"Castes and Races" consists of three chapters, "The Meaning of Race", The Meaning of Caste" & "Principles and Criteria of Art", published in 1982 in England. ...
caleb afendopoulo
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Nov 13, 2006
10:35 am

... In relation to Aryan prowess, Tilak ... Hello BI, Just for your information, you'll find an introduction on the grandson of the man who translated Tilak's...
kshonan88 Offline Send Email Nov 19, 2006
10:56 pm

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