Against the modern world : Traditionalism and the secret intellectual history of the twentieth century / Mark Sedgwick.
"Against the Modern World is the first history of Traditionalism, an important yet surprisingly little-known twentieth-century anti-modern movement. Comprising a number of often secret but sometimes very influential religious groups in the West and in the Islamic world, it affected mainstream a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Summary: | "Against the Modern World is the first history of Traditionalism, an important yet surprisingly little-known twentieth-century anti-modern movement. Comprising a number of often secret but sometimes very influential religious groups in the West and in the Islamic world, it affected mainstream and radical politics in Europe and the development of the field of religious studies in the United States, touching the lives of many individuals."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 370 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-359) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195152972 9780195152975 |