| Uniform title | "Occultisme nazi." English |
| Portion of title |
Between the SS and esotericism |
| Series |
Routledge studies in fascism and the far right
Routledge studies in fascism and the far right. ^A1316199
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| Contents |
The esoteric origins of Mein Kampf : Myths and realities -- Nazi esotericism : Between v̐uolkisch thought and fantasy -- Neopaganism and Nazism -- The 'mysterious history' and the French far-right -- Evolian anthropology, the 'race of the mind' and Judaism -- Jacques de Mahieu : Between biological racism and the 'mysterious history' -- Miguel Serrano : A Chilean neo-nazi between diplomacy and racial occultism -- Counter-culture and 'Nazi esotericism' : The example of Wilhelm Landig's Thulean cycle -- Between freak thought and identitarian world view : the writer Jean-Paul Bourre -- Michael Moynihan and the Wulfing Kindred. |
| 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Published in French as 'L'occultisme nazi' by CNRS Editions, Paris, 2020." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Translation of | Translation of: Fran̐ucois, St̐uephane. Occultisme nazi. Paris : CNRS ̐ueditions, [2020] 9782271131355 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Fran̐ucois, St̐uephane. Nazi occultism Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2023 9781003278191 |
| LCCN | 2022042254 |
| ISBN | 9781032234731 |
| ISBN | 9781032235455 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1032235454 |
| ISBN | 1032234733 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
