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Between Occultism and Nazism : Anthroposophy and the Politics of Race in the Fascist Era.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Staudenmaier, Peter, 1965-
- Series:
- Aries Book Series : Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism ; Volume 17.
- Aries Book Series : Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism ; Volume 17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Steiner, Rudolf, 1861-1925.
- National socialism and occultism.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Germany.
- Politics and government.
- Fascism and culture--Italy.
- Fascism and culture.
- Italy.
- Italy--Politics and government--1922-1945.
- Anthroposophy.
- Steiner, Rudolf, 1861-1925--Influence.
- Steiner, Rudolf.
- Racism.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Brill, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Peter Staudenmaier's study Between Occultism and Nazism examines the controversial history of Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophist movement in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy as a case study in the political significance of esoteric and alternative spiritual groups.
- Contents:
- Introduction : spiritual science and the modern occult revival
- Germany's savior : Rudolf Steiner on race and redemption
- The politics of the unpolitical : German anthroposophy in theory and practice before 1933
- Accommodation, collaboration, persecution : anthroposophy in the shadow of National Socialism, 1933-1945
- The German essence shall heal the world : ideological affinities between anthroposophy and Nazism
- Education for the national community? : Waldorf Schools in the Third Reich
- The Nazi campaign against occultism
- The spirit of the race and the soul of the nation : anthroposophy and the rise of fascism in Italy
- Spiritual racism in power : Italian anthroposophists and the fascist racial laws, 1938-1945
- Conclusion : occultism and Nazism in historical perspective.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Staudenmaier, Peter, 1965- Between occultism and Nazism : anthroposophy and the politics of race in the fascist era.
- ISBN:
- 9789004270152
- 9004270159
- 1306689058
- 9781306689052
- 9789004264076
- 9004264078
- OCLC:
- 878108930
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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