
Nazi Occultism
Between the SS and Esotericism
Stephane Francois(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 14. March 2023
Book
Hardback
146 pages
978-1-032-23545-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
393 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-23545-5 (9781032235455)
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Stephane Francois is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Mons, Belgium. He is also an associate member of the CNRS, France, and a researcher in the Groupe Societes, Religions, Laicites (Societies, Religions, Secularism Group).
Content
Introduction Part 1 - Studies 1. The esoteric origins of Mein Kampf: Myths and realities 2. Nazi esotericism: Between voelkisch thought and fantasy 3. Neopaganism and Nazism 4. The 'mysterious history' and the French extreme right Part 2 - Portraits 5. Evolian anthropology, the 'spirit of the race' and Judaism 6. Jacques de Mahieu: Between biological racism and the 'mysterious history' 7. Miguel Serrano: A Chilean neo-nazi between diplomacy and racial occultism 8. Counter-culture and 'nazi esotericism': The Thulean cycle of Wilhelm Landig 9. Between freak thinking and an identitarian world view: The writer Jean-Paul Bourre 10. Michael Moynihan and the Wulfing Kindred Conclusion