Otto Höfler's Characterisation of the Germanic Peoples : From Sacred Men's Bands to Social Daemonism.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Burrell, Courtney Marie.

Series:

Ergänzungsbände Zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Series

Ergänzungsbände Zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Series ; v.140

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Otto Höfler’s Characterisation of the Germanic Peoples

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2023.

Summary:

Otto Höfler (1901–1987) was an Austrian Germanist and Scandinavist. His research on ‘Germanic culture’, in particular on Germanic Männerbünde (men’s bands), was controversial and remains a topic of academic debate. In modern discourse, Höfler’s theories are often fundamentally rejected on account of his involvement in the National Socialist movement and his contribution to the research initiatives of the SS Ahnenerbe, or they are adopted by scholars who ignore his problematic methodologies and the ideological and political elements of his work.The present study takes a comprehensive approach to Höfler’s research on ‘Germanic culture’ and analyses his characterisation of the ‘Germanic peoples’, contextualising his research in the backdrop of German philological studies of the early twentieth century and highlighting elements of his theories that are still the topic of modern academic discourse. A thorough analysis of his main research theses, focusing on his Männerbund-research, reveals that his concept of ‘Germanic culture’ is underscored by a belief in the deep-seated religiosity of the ‘Germanic peoples’ formed through sacred-daemonic forces.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Contents

Part I: Contextualising Otto Höfler's Germanenbild

1 Introduction

2 A (Short) History of Germanenbilder and Germanenbegriffe in Historical Scholarship

3 Germanenbilder in German Philology of the First Half of the Twentieth Century

Part II: Analysing Otto Höfler's Germanenbild

4 Otto Höfler's Research on ›Germanic Culture‹: The ›Germanic‹ Sacred Men's Bands

5 Otto Höfler's Research on ›Germanic Culture‹: Further Components

6 Significant Aspects of Otto Höfler's Germanenbild

7 A Comparative Analysis of Otto Höfler's Germanenbild

8 Concluding Discussion

List of Abbreviations

Bibliography

Register of Names.

Notes:

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Dissertation LMU 2021.

ISBN:

9783111032917

3111032914

OCLC:

1376933325