Style and Mythology of Socialism: Socialist Idealism, 1871-1914

List of contents

1. Concerning Socialists 2. Cultural Traditions and Mythic Politics 3. The Cultural Style of Socialism – Chronology: Socialist idealism 4. The Community of the Carpenter’s Son: The Knights of Labor I 5. Body and Symbol: The Knights of Labor II 6. Myth and Utopi 7. Socialist Beauty 8. Ideology and Care of the Soul 9. Socialist Idealism: its Character and Fall Afterword

About the author

Stefan Arvidsson is Professor in the History of Religions at Linnæus University, Sweden.

Summary

The Style and Mythology of Socialism: Socialist idealism, 1871-1914 draws attention to the symbolic, artistic and rhetorical ways that socialism originally set the hearts of people on fire.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Arvidsson, Stefan (Linnaeus University Arvidsson, Arvidsson Stefan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367348809
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34880-9
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Historiography, RELIGION / Atheism, Religion: general, History and Archaeology, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General