Anarchist, Artist, Sufi: The Politics, Painting, and Esotericism of Ivan Aguéli

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Mark Sedgwick (Aarhus University, Denmark) Frank Peter (Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies Hamad Bin Khalifa University Qatar)

Anarchist, Artist, Sufi

The Politics, Painting, and Esotericism of Ivan Aguéli

Mark Sedgwick (Aarhus University, Denmark), Frank Peter (Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies Hamad Bin Khalifa University Qatar), Kambiz Ghaneabassiri (Reed College USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
20 October 2022

Series: Islam of the Global West

This book follows the life of Ivan Aguéli, the artist, anarchist, and esotericist, notable as one of the earliest Western intellectuals to convert to Islam and to explore Sufism. This book explores different aspects of his life and activities, revealing each facet of Aguéli’s complex personality in its own right. It then shows how esotericism, art, and anarchism finally found their fulfillment in Sufi Islam.

The authors analyze how Aguéli’s life and conversion show that Islam occupied a more central place in modern European intellectual history than is generally realized. His life reflects several major modern intellectual, political, and cultural trends. This book is an important contribution to understanding how he came to Islam, the values and influences that informed his life, and—ultimately—the role he played in the modern Western reception of Islam.

Edited by: Mark Sedgwick (Aarhus University Denmark), Frank Peter (Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies Hamad Bin Khalifa University Qatar), Kambiz Ghaneabassiri (Reed College USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350229563
ISBN 10: 1350229563
Series: Islam of the Global West
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 20 October 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Ivan Aguéli: politics, painting and esotericism, Mark Sedgwick (Aarhus University, Denmark) Part I: Ivan Aguéli, the Anarchist Artist 2. Ivan Aguéli’s life and work, Viveca Wessel (formerly Moderna Museet, Sweden) 3. Exploring the territories of the avant-garde: Ivan Aguéli and the institutions of his time, Annika Öhrner (Södertörn University, Sweden) 4. Ivan Aguéli the esotericist in reality and fiction, Per Faxneld (Södertörn University, Sweden) 5. Ivan Aguéli’s monotheistic landscapes: From perspectival to solar logics, Simon Sorgenfrei (Södertörn University, Sweden) 6. Painting the sacred as an initiatic path: Art and Cubism in the eyes of Ivan Aguéli, Thierry Zarcone (CNRS, Paris, France) 7. “Kill the audience:” Ivan Aguéli’s moralistic utopia of anarchism and Islam, Anthony T. Fiscella (Formerly Lund University, Sweden) Part II: Ivan Aguéli the Sufi 8. Ivan Aguéli's second period in Egypt, 1902–09: The intellectual spheres around Il Convito/Al-Nadi, Paul-André Claudel (University of Nantes, France) 9. Sufi Teachings for pro-Islamic Politics: Ivan Aguéli and Il Convito, Alessandra Marchi (University of Cagliari, Italy) 10. Ivan Aguéli and the legacy of Emir Abdelkader, Iheb Guermazi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) 11. Ivan Aguéli’s humanist vision: Islam, Sufism and universalism, Meir Hatina (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) 12. Feminism and the Divine Feminine: An exploration of female elements in Ivan Aguéli and subsequent Traditionalist thought, Marcia Hermansen (Loyola University, USA) Part III: Ivan Aguéli and Traditionalism 13. The significance of Ivan Aguéli for the traditionalist movement, Mark Sedgwick (Aarhus University, Denmark) 14. What is esotericism in art? Ivan Aguéli’s art versus the Traditionalists’ “traditional Art,” Patrick Ringgenberg (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) Part IV: Writings by Ivan Aguéli 15. Letter from Paris 16. Letter from Ceylon 17. The Enemies of Islam 18. Pure Art 19. Universality in Islam Bibliography Index

Mark Sedgwick is Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Reviews for Anarchist, Artist, Sufi: The Politics, Painting, and Esotericism of Ivan Aguéli

A magnificent book. * Bitter Winter * Anarchist, animal rights activist, artist, and Sufi mystic, Ivan Agueli travelled the world in his quest for knowledge. Anarchist, Artist, Sufi brings the life of this remarkable visionary to light in a multifaceted study that is stimulating, insightful, and path-breaking. * Allan Antliff, Professor of Art History and Visual Studies, University of Victoria, Canada, and author of Anarchist Modernism: Art, Politics, and the First American Avant-Garde (2001). * A biographical study of how the teachings of medieval Muslim mystics found new meaning in the artistic underground of Belle Epoque Paris, this fascinating volume explores the cross-cultural encounter between one society's traditions and another's avant-garde. * Nile Green, Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Sufism: A Global History (2012). *