Anarcoccultismo. Dissertazione sulle cospirazioni dei re e sulle cospirazioni dei popoli

This book was utterly frustrating. I was intrigued by the premise and the introduction. But in the ensuing chapters, Lagalisse name drops philosophers with little to no (usually no) explanation as to what they believed or why they might be important. In her ending chapter, Lagalisse critiques the ana Leggi tutto

Erica io sono con te nella volontà, ma hai buttato il sugo sulla pasta quando era già nel piatto, senza mantecare. “Sono a un livello troppo embrionale della mia ricerca etnografica per dimostrare questa affermazione, ma l’esperienza empirica mi suggerisce che questa sia la strada giusta da seguire Leggi tutto

Mi sarebbe piaciuto qualcosa di più, soprattutto nella seconda metà (avrei voluto più info, più esempi). Ma è comunque una bella lettura che, come quelle belle, ne fa esplodere altre duemila (forse proprio per chi io ne so già abbastanza mi sarebbero piaciuti più spunti in quella seconda parte). Leggi tutto

It was a delight to find two of my favorite themes, anarchism and occultism, engaged academically. The truth is? Hermeticism and revolutionary politics have been good friends for a very long time. Though its origins in multicultural Spain cannot be underestimated, Hermeticism has advanced universal

Not good for a first book in the occult genre nor philosophical as she breezes through several references without explaining them deeply. But if you’ve done your other required reading this book is going to serve as an illuminating survey of what the title claims. I loved every word and sped through Leggi tutto

Brisk historical summary of the historical sources of the traditions feeding in to modern anarchism. I'm left with the impression that modern campus "anarchist" activism is itself an exercise in cultural appropriation, but the culture in question is of dead Europeans who are presumed to be ok with b Leggi tutto

* to read again Lagalisse has compiled a somewhat messy but mostly cogent essay (not book) on the intertwined history of anarchism [sic modern leftism] and that of the occult, primarily leaning on the Freemasons, Hegel, and associated symbology. This is at times anecdotal, at times asking provocativ Leggi tutto

This slim book, of which a full quarter at least is footnotes and bibliography, holds a promising thesis that in it's rush to garner the academic validity it claims to eschew, blows through hundreds of years of history and philosophy and ideas in around sixty pages. It diminishes much of her support Leggi tutto

The first half of the book is a fascinating yet too short overview of the parallels and links between the hermetic movement and various progressive movements over the centuries. The second half unfortunately devolves way too much into social sciences/idpol buzzword bingo. There's some interesting co Leggi tutto

Fantastic booklet that gives a great overview of occult currents in proto- and early anarchist history! Plus it contains a couple of essays on 'conspiracy' in contemporary social movements that is really worth a read for anyone interested in activism and social organising. The only thing I found a b Leggi tutto