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Between Occultism and Nazism

Anthroposophy and the Politics of Race in the Fascist Era

by Peter Staudenmaier

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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The relationship between Nazism and occultism has been an object of fascination and speculation for decades. Peter Staudenmaier's Between Occultism and Nazism provides a detailed historical examination centered on the anthroposophist movement founded by Rudolf Steiner. Its surprising findings reveal a remarkable level of Nazi support for Waldorf schools, biodynamic farming, and other anthroposophist initiatives, even as Nazi officials attempted to suppress occult tendencies. The book also includes an analysis of anthroposophist involvement in the racial policies of Fascist Italy. Based on extensive archival research, this study offers rich material on controversial questions about the nature of esoteric spirituality and alternative cultural ideals and their political resonance.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Occultism and esotericism, and Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref, openaire, openalex, and wellcome matched “occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the title, “esoteric” in the description, “occult” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “occultism”· via Crossref
    • “occultism”· via OpenAIRE Graph
    • “occultism”· via OpenAlex
    • “occultism”· via Wellcome Collection
    • “Occultism”· in title
    • “esoteric”· in description
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the subject metadata.

    • “Alchemy”· in subject
  • Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought

    Retained metadata contains “Anthroposophy” in the subtitle, “Anthroposophy” in the subject metadata, and “Anthroposophy” in the edition subtitle.

    • “Anthroposophy”· in subtitle
    • “Anthroposophy”· in subject
    • “Anthroposophy”· in edition subtitle

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Anthroposophy and the Politics of Race in the Fascist Era

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vii, 412 pages ; 25 cm.

2014-04-03BRILL; BrillEnglish
  • 9789004264076
  • 9789004270152
  • 9004264078
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crossref:10.1163/9789004270152
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