Bøger af Mark Sedgwick

The definitive guide to Traditionalism: the world's least-known major philosophy, but one that is essential for understanding our past, present and futureTraditionalism is founded on ancient teachings that, its followers argue, have been handed down from time immemorial, forming a basis of the sacred order that must be defended from modernity and the disorder it brings. It has been used to encourage respect for the environment, compose great music and reduce hostility between followers of different religions.But Traditionalism has applied to darker causes: from the election of Donald Trump to fascist movements and even terrorism. How has Traditionalism been so influential for so long, yet so little acknowledged and understood? Its followers have never aimed to reach the masses and have sought to affect the world quietly. In this book, the first of its kind for a wide audience, Traditionalism's history, ideas and profound impact are laid out, shining a light onto this shadowy world and the thought of its three founders, René Guénon, Julius Evola and Frithjof Schuon.Once you understand Traditionalism, you will see its influence everywhere.

This book brings the theoretical perspectives of myth-making and collective memory to the study of Islam and globalization and to the study of the place of the mass media in the contemporary Islamic resurgence. It explores the annulment of spatial and temporal distance by globalization and by the communications revolution underlying it.

Traditionalism is a shadowy philosophy that has influenced much of the twentieth century and beyond. It is a worldview that rejects modernity and instead turns to mystical truth, perennialism, and tradition as its guide. Mark Sedgwick, one of the world's leading scholars of Traditionalism, presents a major new intellectual history, pulling back the curtain on the foundations of Traditionalist philosophy and its major proponents. Traditionalism provides an expansive guide to this important school of thought--one that is little-known and even less understood--and shows how pervasive these ideas have become.

Traditionalism is founded on sacred teachings that, its followers argue, have been handed down from time immemorial, forming a basis of the sacred order that must be defended from modernity and the disorder it brings. It has been used to encourage respect for the environment, compose great music and reduce hostility between followers of different religions. King Charles is an avowed Traditionalist, and has used it as a framework to encourage protecting the rural landscape.But Traditionalism has also been used to support darker causes: from the election of Donald Trump to fascist movements and even terrorism. How has Traditionalism been so influential for so long, yet so little acknowledged and understood? Its followers have never aimed to reach the masses and have sought to affect the world quietly. In this book, the first of its kind for a wide audience, Traditionalism's history, ideas and profound impact are laid out, shining a light onto this shadowy world and the thought of its three founders, René Guénon, Julius Evola and Frithjof Schuon. Once you understand Traditionalism, you will see its influence everywhere.

Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic modernism. Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and political activist, he sought to synthesize Western and Islamic cultural values. Arguing that Islam is essentially rational and fluid, Abduh maintained that it had been stifled by the rigid structures implemented in the generations since Muhammad and his immediate followers. In this absorbing biography, Mark Sedgwick examines whether Abduh revived true Islam or instigated its corruption.

Den gamle nyreligiøsitet. Vestens glemte kulturarv viser, at den såkaldte nyreligiøse bølge langt fra er noget, der hører vore dage til. Tværtimod belyser antologien, hvordan det fremmede, det okkulte, det mystiske, det vulgære og populære altid har været en del af Danmark og Vesterlandets religiøse traditioner.Den europæiske okkulte tradition er en gammel størrelse, der i vid udstrækning har været med til at skabe det, der i dag forstås ved gedigen kristendom. Samtidig har den europæiske okkultisme spillet en rolle netop som den kristne traditions modsætning. En af konsekvenserne af kolonialiseringen af Afrika og Asien blev indoptagelsen og dermed omskabelsen af religiøse traditioner fra fx den arabiske verden og det indiske subkontinent. De mange vestlige fortolkninger af hinduismen og buddhismen er en akademisk kolonialisering, der har betydet nyskabelser af den teologiske og filosofiske tradition i dét, man normalt definerer som kristeligt, dansk og vestlige. ”Det danske” og ”det vestlige” er knapt så dansk og vestligt endda.Den gamle nyreligiøsitet. Vestens glemte kulturarv rummer bidrag af seksten forfattere fra fagdiscipliner som litteraturvidenskab, arkæologi, historie, religionsvidenskab, pædagogisk filosofi og teologi.Antologien er velegnet til undervisning på seminariets linjefag kristendomskundskab/religion samt på universitetets studier i teologi og religionsvidenskab. Men enhver, der interesserer sig for kultur og religion, vil have glæde af at læse den.Bogen er redigeret af seminarielektorerne Pia Rose Böwadt og Mette Buchardt.

For more than a millennium, Sufism has been the core of the spiritual experience of countless Muslims. As the chief mystical tradition of Islam, it has helped to shape the history of Islamic societies. Although it is the Sufi face of Islam that has often appealed to Westerners, Sufis and Sufism remain mysterious to many in the West, and are still widely misunderstood. In this new, redesigned paperback edition of this bestselling book, a scholar with long experience of Sufism in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe succinctly presents the essentials of Sufism and shows how Sufis live and worship, and why. As well as what Sufism is and where it comes from, the book discusses Sufi orders not only in the Islamic world but also in the West. The political, social, and economic significance of Sufism is outlined, and the question of how and why Sufism has become one of the more controversial aspects of contemporary Islamic religious life is addressed. This book assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. It is a penetrating and concise introduction for everyone interested in Islam and Islamic societies.