The Roman Traditional Movement ( it, Movimento Tradizionale Romano, abbreviated MTR) is a Roman-Italic neopagan organisation in Italy. It was founded in 1988 as a unification of several existing groups. Among the founders were , and Roberto Incardona.
History
The Roman Traditional Movement was created in 1988, following an effort in the 1980s to unify different strands of
Roman neopaganism
Revivals of the ancient Roman polytheistic religion have occurred in several forms in modern times. Seeking to revive traditional Roman cults and mores, they have been known under various names including cultus deorum Romanorum (worship of the ...
in Italy. A part of the background was a return to the religious roots of the
Traditionalism
Traditionalism is the adherence to traditional beliefs or practices. It may also refer to:
Religion
* Traditional religion, a religion or belief associated with a particular ethnic group
* Traditionalism (19th-century Catholicism), a 19th–c ...
of
Julius Evola
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, represented by the Gruppo di Dioscuri and its successor Arx in
Messina
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, but without the politics otherwise associated with Evola in the post-war period. Arx joined forces with the unrelated groups Centro Studi "Claudio Flavio Giuliano", the Istituto Siciliano di Studi Tradizionali and the Centro Studi "Giorgio Gemisto Pletone" to hold three meetings from 1985 to 1988, which resulted in the creation of a common organisation. Some of the key people involved were the religious writer and former
Italian Social Movement
The Italian Social Movement ( it, Movimento Sociale Italiano, MSI) was a neo-fascist political party in Italy. A far-right party, it presented itself until the 1990s as the defender of Italian fascism's legacy, and later moved towards national ...
politician , the historian and the researcher Roberto Incardona. The original name was the Roman Traditionalist Movement ( it, Movimento Tradizionalista Romano), which was shortened to the current name in 1998, following some defections and a reorganisation.
Activity
The Roman Traditional Movement practices and works to support and spread what it calls the Roman Way to the Gods ( it, Via Romana agli Dei), Roman-Italic religion (Italian: Religione Romano-Italica) or Gentile Roman religion. It publishes the magazine ''La Cittadella'' and organises meetings and conferences. In 2005 it became a member of the
European Congress of Ethnic Religions
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