Nazi Occultism Between the SS and Esotericism
Synopsis
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.
Book details
- Series:
- Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
- Author:
- Stéphane François
- ISBN:
- 9781000840049
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781032234731, 9781032235455, 9781003278191
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 146
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2023-03-15
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2023
- Copyright by:
- CNRS Editions, Paris
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality