Political Religion: a Concept and its Limitations

This article presents political religion as a concept for studying Communism, Fascism and National Socialism, which display significant elements of traditional religion, such as rites of purgation, penitence and renewal, cultic patterns of behaviour, and heresy. It then considers the history of the...

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Main Author: Maier, Hans (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2007
In: Totalitarian movements and political religions
Year: 2007, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-16
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