Between occultism and Nazism anthroposophy and the politics of race in the fascist era / by Peter Staudenmaier.
| Author/creator | Staudenmaier, Peter, 1965- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014] |
| Description | vii, 412 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Aries book series. Texts and studies in Western esotericism, 1871-1405 ; volume 17 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-406). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014000258 |
| ISBN | 9789004264076 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |