Surfing the Kali Yuga Lecture 2: Julius Evola as Mountaineer of the Spirit

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Saiyad Nizamuddin Ahmad received his MA and Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from Princeton University. He also holds an MA in Arabic from Indiana University and a BSc in Pure Mathematics from Purdue University. He has taught at the University of Texas at Austin, the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation in Kuala Lumpur, the American University of Sharjah, and the American University in Cairo. Saiyad Nizamuddin Ahmad has also been Reader in Shīʿah Studies at The Shīʿah Institute, London.
His most recent scholarly works include:
1. Philosophy and the Intellectual Life in Shīʿah Islam, edited with Sajjad H. Rizvi (London: The Shīʿah Institute Press, 2017).
2. Universal Science: An Introduction to Islamic Metaphysics, Modern Shīʿah Library Series vol. 2, by Mahdī Ḥāʾirī Yazdī (d. 1420/1999), Trans. John Cooper (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2017), edited and introduced by Saiyad Nizamuddin Ahmad (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2017).
3. Miʿrāj al-ʿUqūl Sharḥ Duʿāʾ al-Mashlūl (The Ascension of the Intellects Commentary on the Supplication of the Lame) by Sayyid Murtaḍā Nawnahrawī Ghāzīpūrī (d. 1336/1917), edited and introduced in Arabic English, and Urdu by Saiyad Nizamuddin Ahmad (London: The Shīʿah Institute, 2016).
4. Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam by Muḥyī al-Dīn b. al-ʿArabī (d. 638/1240): A Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes (Cairo: Maktabat Miṣr, 2015) based on the unique Konya MS 1933 (dated 630 H) dictated by the author to his disciple Ṣadr al-Dīn Qunawī (d. 672/1274), Cairo: Maktabat Miṣr, 2015).
5. Fatwās of Condemnation: Islam and the Limits of Dissent. Kuala Lumpur: International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2006.

[@rock0795]

Personally, what I think makes more sense regarding why mountain climbing is so prominent, is what Oswald Spengler would refer to as the Faustian spirit. This is the spirit of western civilization: to explore the beyond. This led to the charting of the entire world, flying machines, the space race, and the conquering of peaks simply because they were there.

[@gregsmith6935]

Thank you so much sir

[@SaiyadNizamuddinAhmad]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching.

[@kurtcocain86]

Good sir, thank you for providing us with the discussions and in depth analyses of controversial writers like Julius Evola. I have purchased the books "The metaphysics of war and Revolt against the modern world", and hope to acquire a better grasp diving in the works of traditionalism. I'm not an academic myself, but am truly interested to counter the current stream of Western mindset and Zeitgeist, which drives me up the walls.

[@SaiyadNizamuddinAhmad]

You are most welcome. It is my pleasure. Thank you for watching.

[@noahdanielg]

Thanks for posting these Sheikh, wonderful 🙏

[@SaiyadNizamuddinAhmad]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching.

[@egonkuber4258]

Thanks for this video. I'm studying Evola in depth for the first time this year and things like this help me greatly.

[@SaiyadNizamuddinAhmad]

I am glad you found this series to be useful.

[@bigbeautifulape5283]

If anyone is curious about what Evola himself was like in person, I managed to find this full interview of his: th-cam.com/video/RCreAmsSu0c/w-d-xo.html

[@fairykingoberon]

Thank you!

[@SaiyadNizamuddinAhmad]

Thank you for posting this.

[@RichtKarver]

This is with English subtitles, more useful for wider audience: th-cam.com/video/QiCtdi5nCoA/w-d-xo.html

[@Praxius]

Is there a way one may join on these discussions?

[@SaiyadNizamuddinAhmad]

I am sorry, the whole series has already been filmed and uploaded to this channel. I may do another Evola series in the future. If you are interested please email me at: [e-mail]

[@RandomGuy010]

Good channel.
Any chance you could recommend me a few comprehensive English books on the history and mythos of the Islamic world?
I'm wary of revisionism in modern prints, but on the other hand you have works like the King James Bible that flow absolutely horribly due to, presumably, attempting to be as faithful to the original as possible.

[@SaiyadNizamuddinAhmad]

I would recommend Marshall Hodgson's "The Venture of Islam" in 3 volumes published by the University of Chicago Press.

[@RandomGuy010]

@@SaiyadNizamuddinAhmad Thank you very much!