Nazi Occultism - Between the Ss and Esotericism

Nazi Occultism provides a serious scholarly study of a topic that is often marred by sensationalism and misinformation.
The Morning of the Magicians by Pauwels and Bergier (1960) gave rise to the idea that a secret society with wide powers, the "Thule society", was the hidden and ignored centre of Nazism. The influence of this very real small group is, however, only a fantasy, a myth. The author, a historian specializing in neo-Nazism, looks back on this speculative construction, its origins, its ideological tinkering and the practices which have succeeded in forming a sort of radical and sulphurous counterculture which has created a fascination with esotericism and Nazism and the SS. To better understand it, he also paints a portrait of some of the authors who contributed to this extremist subculture, such as the Italian esotericist Julius Evola, the Argentine anthropologist Jacques-Marie de Mahieu, Chilean neo-Nazi Miguel Serrano, and the writer Jean-Paul Bourre.
This book will appeal to scholars, researchers and activists as well as general readers with an interest in the history of Nazism and the occult.

Sommario

Introduction  Part 1 - Studies  1. The esoteric origins of Mein Kampf: Myths and realities  2. Nazi esotericism: Between völkisch thought and fantasy  3. Neopaganism and Nazism  4. The 'mysterious history' and the French extreme right  Part 2 - Portraits  5. Evolian anthropology, the 'spirit of the race' and Judaism  6. Jacques de Mahieu: Between biological racism and the 'mysterious history'  7. Miguel Serrano: A Chilean neo-nazi between diplomacy and racial occultism  8. Counter-culture and 'nazi esotericism': The Thulean cycle of Wilhelm Landig  9. Between freak thinking and an identitarian world view: The writer Jean-Paul Bourre  10. Michael Moynihan and the Wulfing Kindred  Conclusion

Riassunto

Nazi Occultism provides a serious scholarly study of a topic that is often marred by sensationalism and misinformation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephane (University of Mons Francois, Stéphane François
• Con la collaborazione di: Eriks Uskalis (Traduzione), Uskalis Eriks (Traduzione)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.03.2023
• EAN: 9781032234731
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3223473-1
• Pagine: 146
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Cults, RELIGION / Paganism & Neo-Paganism, Religion: general, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Fascism & Nazism, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Occult Studies, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems