In essence, Los' views on the genesis of the Middle-Ages is closely akin to J.
Evola's, as expressed in 'Revolt against the Modern World' - a book which should
really be read by members who wish to contribute constructively to this forum :
"The Byzantine imperial idea displayed a high degree of traditional spirit, at
least theoretically... The empire once again was sacrum and its pax had a
supernatural meaning. And yet, even more so than during the Roman decadence, all
this remained a symbol carried by chaotic and murky forces, since the ethnic
substance was characterized, much more so than in the previous imperial Roman
cycle, by demon worship, anarchy, and the principle of undying restlessness
typical of the decadent and crepuscular Hellenic-Eastem world."
"In order to follow the development of forces that shaped the Western world, it
is necessary to briefly consider Catholicism. Catholicism developed through (a)
the rectification of various extremist features of primitive Christianity; (b)
the organization of a ritual, dogmatic, and symbolic corpus beyond the mere
mystical, soteriological element; and (c) the absorption and adaptation of
doctrinal and organizational elements that were borrowed from the Roman world
and from classical civilization in general. This is how Catholicism at times
displayed "traditional" features, which nevertheless should not deceive us :
that which in Catholicism has a truly traditional character is not typically
Christian and that which in Catholicism is specifically Christian can hardly be
considered traditional. Historically, despite all the efforts that were made to
reconcile heterogeneous and contradictory elements, and despite the work of
absorption and adaptation on a large scale, Catholicism always betrays the
spirit of lunar, priestly civilizations and thus it continues, in yet another
form, the antagonistic action of the Southern influences, to which it offered a
real organization through the Church and her hierarchy."
We will return to this.
--- In evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com, Asdfasdsfdas Sfsdf <andreforcordelia@...>
wrote:
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> The forward perhaps appeared promising because of how Stoddard was popular at
the time, but the analysis seems trite and cliched, especially the stereotyped
idea of 300 plus years of Merovingian rule as lasciviously Roman and decadent
compared to the more chaste and farsighted Mayor domos. Perhaps lifted directly
from superficial historians such as Gibbon. Merovingian France is the genesis of
Medieval culture, the marriage of Roman and Nordic elements, like it or not.
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> And yes, the photocopying was not quite in the tradition of Cistercian
scriptoriums.
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> From: kynard13 <kynard13@...>
> To: evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 12:51 PM
> Subject: [evola_as_he_is] Re: Education
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> There's something seriously wrong with the scanning of this book.
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> --- In evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com, "vnvsmvndvs" <vnvsmvndvs@> wrote:
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> > Since "the Golden Legend of Charlemagne" has been brought up more than once,
here's an interesting booklet on the subject by the Dutch scholar F.J. Los
http://www.scribd.com/doc/71621063/F-J-Los-The-Franks
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