The triumph of hate : the political theology of the Hitler movement / Christopher Vasillopulos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vasillopulos, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Political and social views.

Hitler, Adolf.

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Religion.

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.

Religion.

Political and social views.

Physical Description:

viii, 323 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : University Press of America, [2012]

Summary:

The Triumph of Hate explains the religious, philosophical, sociopolitical, and historical roots of the rise of Hitler and his movement. Beginning with Paul's rejection of traditional Judaism, the book accounts for the animosity and estrangement that has shaped the tragic history of Christians and Jews in Europe. Beginning, with the investiture contest, Vasillopulos explains the estrangement of Germany from Latin and Western Europe, accounting for the late unification of the German nation-state. Finally, the author argues that the Final Solution was the Hitler movement's attempt to create Aryans out of Germans for the purpose of saving Europe from the materialism and individualism of the West, personified by Jews, both human and metaphorical. Book jacket.

Contents:

1. Paul and the Foundations of Anti-Judaism

2. Christendom: The Struggle between the Holy Roman Empire and the Papacy

3. Revenge of the Spirit: Luther and the Reformation

4. The Clash of Virtues: Jews in Christendom

5. National Socialism and the Triumph of Time and Space

6. The Hitler Movement: To Partake of the Eternal

7. Danse Macabre: The Sacrifice of the Jews.

Notes:

"Explains the religious, philosophical, sociopolitical, and historical roots of the rise of Hitler and his movement"-- P. 4 of cover.

Also available in online version.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780761856702

0761856706

9780761856719

0761856714

OCLC:

749855613