03769nam 2200661 450 991045360270332120200903223051.090-04-27015-910.1163/9789004270152(CKB)2550000001278115(EBL)1678890(SSID)ssj0001181186(PQKBManifestationID)11681677(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001181186(PQKBWorkID)11142496(PQKB)11255748(MiAaPQ)EBC1678890(nllekb)BRILL9789004270152(PPN)178930229(Au-PeEL)EBL1678890(CaPaEBR)ebr10863078(CaONFJC)MIL600156(OCoLC)878108930(EXLCZ)99255000000127811520140504h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBetween occultism and Nazism anthroposophy and the politics of race in the fascist era /by Peter StaudenmaierLeiden, Netherlands :Koninklijke Brill,2014.©20141 online resource (420 p.)Aries Book Series : Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism,1871-1405 ;Volume 17Description based upon print version of record.90-04-26407-8 1-306-68905-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Spiritual Science and the Modern Occult Revival -- 1 Germany’s Savior: Rudolf Steiner on Race and Redemption -- 2 The Politics of the Unpolitical: German Anthroposophy in Theory and Practice Before 1933 -- 3 Accommodation, Collaboration, Persecution: Anthroposophy in the Shadow of National Socialism, 1933–1945 -- 4 The German Essence Shall Heal the World: Ideological Affinities between Anthroposophy and Nazism -- 5 Education for the National Community? Waldorf Schools in the Third Reich -- 6 The Nazi Campaign against Occultism -- 7 The Spirit of the Race and the Soul of the Nation: Anthroposophy and the Rise of Fascism in Italy -- 8 Spiritual Racism in Power: Italian Anthroposophists and the Fascist Racial Laws, 1938–1945 -- Conclusion: Occultism and Nazism in Historical Perspective -- Sources and Bibliography -- Index.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.Aries Book Series17.National socialism and occultismFascism and cultureItalyGermanyPolitics and government1933-1945ItalyPolitics and government1922-1945Electronic books.National socialism and occultism.Fascism and culture299/.935094309043Staudenmaier Peter1965-936759MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453602703321Between occultism and Nazism2109897UNINA