National socialism as a political religion
This article explores the ways in which theories of political religion can contribute to our understanding of the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century, and not least to the problem of the emotional enthusiasm they undoubtedly mobilised. The article contains comparative materials drawn from...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2000
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Totalitarian movements and political religions
Year: 2000, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-26 |
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| Summary: | This article explores the ways in which theories of political religion can contribute to our understanding of the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century, and not least to the problem of the emotional enthusiasm they undoubtedly mobilised. The article contains comparative materials drawn from Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union, and discusses such major thinkers as Eric Voeglin, whose 1938 essay on political religions was seminal to this approach. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-9647 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Totalitarian movements and political religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14690760008406930 |