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Peter Lamborn Wilson (b. used by other radical writers since the 1970 s and is a combination of the Arabic word for 'wise man' and a last name common in the Moorish Science Temple . ''Bey'', originally a Turkic word for "chieftain," traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled bey, beg or beigh. They are all the same word with the simple meaning of "leader." Also in Turkish , ''Hakim'' means judge and ''Bey'' is a generic word for a gentleman (mister) generally used after a name. LIFE & WORK Wilson spent two years in India , Pakistan and Afghanistan , and seven years in Iran (where he was affiliated with the Imperial Iranian Academy Of Philosophy ), leaving during the Islamic Revolution . In the 1980s, his ideas evolved from a kind of Guénonist Neo-traditionalism to a synthesis of Anarchism and Situationist ideas with heterodox Sufism and Neopaganism , describing his ideas as "anarchist Ontology " or "immediatism". In the past he has worked with the not-for-profit publishing project Autonomedia , in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to his writings on anarchism and Temporary Autonomous Zone s, Wilson has written essays on such diverse topics as Tong traditions, the utopian Charles Fourier , the Fascist Gabriele D'Annunzio , the connections between Sufism and ancient Celt ic culture, sacred Pederasty in the Sufi tradition, technology and Luddism , and Amanita Muscaria use in ancient Ireland . Wilson's poetic 'texts' and poems have appeared in: ''P.A.N.''; ''Panthology'' One, Two, and Three; ''Ganymede''; '' Exquisite Corpse ''; '' NAMBLA Bulletin''; and the various ''Acolyte Reader'' paperbacks. Many of these poems, including the 'Sandburg' series, are collected in the as-yet unpublished ''DogStar'' volume. Currently his works can be found regularly in publications like '' Fifth Estate '' and the NYC-based ''First of the Month''. He has also published at least one novel, ''The Chronicles of Qamar: Crowstone (a sword and sorcery boy-love tale)'' (Coltsfoot Press, 1983), referenced in Pedophilia And Child Sexual Abuse In Fiction (boys) . Wilson, especially through his TAZ work, has often been embraced by Rave Culture . Ravers have identified the experience and occasion of Raves as part of the tradition of "Temporary Autonomous Zones" that Wilson outlines, particularly the "free party" or Teknival scene. Wilson has been supportive of the Rave connection, while remarking in an interview, "The ravers were among my biggest readers... I wish they would rethink all this techno stuff — they didn’t get that part of my writing." An Anarchist in the Hudson Valley ''Brooklyn Rail'', July 2004 CRITICISM Wilson is a controversial figure within the anarchist milieu. Many Social Anarchists denounce his ideas as " Lifestyle Anarchism ", seeing his ideas as a kind of extreme Individualist Anarchism that is ultimately Apolitical . Many Atheist and Materialist anarchists dislike the tendency toward Mysticism , Occultism , and Irrationalism in his work. {Link without Title} . WRITINGS
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