Nazi occultism

• Verfasst von: François, Stéphane [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Nazi occultism
• Titelzusatz: between the SS and esotericism
• Mitwirkende: Uskalis, Eriks [ÜbersetzerIn]
• Werktitel: "Occultisme nazi."
• Verf.angabe: Stéphane François ; translated by Eriks Uskalis
• Verlagsort: London ; New York
• Verlag: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: 145 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Routledge studies in fascism and the far right
• Fussnoten: "Published in French as 'L'occultisme nazi' by CNRS Editions, Paris, 2020." ; Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-032-23545-5
• ISBN: 978-1-032-23473-1
• Schlagwörter: (s)Okkultismus / (s)Nationalsozialismus
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: François, Stéphane: Nazi occultism. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023
• RVK-Notation: NQ 2120
• K10plus-PPN: 1826947159

Abstract

"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"--