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

• 1. Ivan Aguéli: politics, painting and esotericism, Mark Sedgwick (Aarhus University, Denmark)Part I: Ivan Aguéli, the Anarchist Artist2. 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 Sufi8. 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 Traditionalism13. 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 Aguéli15. Letter from Paris16. Letter from Ceylon 17. The Enemies of Islam 18. Pure Art19. Universality in Islam BibliographyIndex

This is a rich collection of articles that contributes significantly to the pre-history so to speak to Traditionalism as well as many themes in the modern engagement of Europe and Islam ... Each chapter has insights that are illuminating and especially enticing are the musings on the relationship of spirituality, esotericism, and art.

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

• 1. Ivan Aguéli: politics, painting and esotericism, Mark Sedgwick (Aarhus University, Denmark)Part I: Ivan Aguéli, the Anarchist Artist2. 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 Sufi8. 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 Traditionalism13. 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 Aguéli15. Letter from Paris16. Letter from Ceylon 17. The Enemies of Islam 18. Pure Art19. Universality in Islam BibliographyIndex

This is a rich collection of articles that contributes significantly to the pre-history so to speak to Traditionalism as well as many themes in the modern engagement of Europe and Islam ... Each chapter has insights that are illuminating and especially enticing are the musings on the relationship of spirituality, esotericism, and art.

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

• 1. Ivan Aguéli: politics, painting and esotericism, Mark Sedgwick (Aarhus University, Denmark)Part I: Ivan Aguéli, the Anarchist Artist2. 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 Sufi8. 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 Traditionalism13. 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 Aguéli15. Letter from Paris16. Letter from Ceylon 17. The Enemies of Islam 18. Pure Art19. Universality in Islam BibliographyIndex

This is a rich collection of articles that contributes significantly to the pre-history so to speak to Traditionalism as well as many themes in the modern engagement of Europe and Islam ... Each chapter has insights that are illuminating and especially enticing are the musings on the relationship of spirituality, esotericism, and art.