Sunday, September 10, 2006

Traditionalism in Norway

Norway has never really featured much in the history of Traditionalism (though at least one political organization, Nation & Kultur, is somewhat Traditionalist), but even so there is a definite interest there. I have been invited to Norway next month to speak on Traditionalism as follows:

The emphasis of most of my lectures will be on political Traditionalism, but in Bergen I will talk about Traditionalist Sufism.

3 comments:

  1. DavoodSeptember 20, 2006 at 2:05 AM

    Dear Mr.Sedgewick,

    I was wondering why your work has caused so much controversy among traditionalists in America.

    Do you recommend any books on traditionalism for beginners?

    with best regards
    dawood

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  2. Mark SedgwickSeptember 20, 2006 at 8:11 AM

    The readings I recommend are at http://www.traditionalists.org/recommended.htm

    I think there are two reasons why my work has been controversial among some Traditionalists--although not among all Traditionalists. Some seem to find it interesting and unobjectionable! One reason is that I'm a historian, not a Traditionalist. See "Against The Modern World and Aristotle's Four Causes." The other reason
    is that some people probably wish that some of the incidents I discuss in my book had not been discussed. I did my honest best to handle them responsibly, but I think some people would have preferred silence.

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  3. Mark SedgwickSeptember 20, 2006 at 5:32 PM

    Dear Dawood,

    I just got your response to my response to your comment. Can we carry on this discussion by email rather than on this blog? My email address is sedgwick@aucegypt.edu, and if you email me your email address, then I'll reply to you directly.

    Best wishes,

    Mark

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