02828nam 2200637 a 450 991077895320332120230802004454.00-8047-8368-310.1515/9780804783682(CKB)2550000000083195(EBL)842221(OCoLC)773566772(SSID)ssj0000642178(PQKBManifestationID)12311105(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642178(PQKBWorkID)10646972(PQKB)10876926(StDuBDS)EDZ0000127699(MiAaPQ)EBC842221(DE-B1597)564295(DE-B1597)9780804783682(Au-PeEL)EBL842221(CaPaEBR)ebr10537882(OCoLC)1224279193(EXLCZ)99255000000008319520110831d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTotalitarianism and political religion[electronic resource] an intellectual history /A. James GregorStanford, Calif. Stanford University Press20121 online resource (317 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-8130-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Hegelians after Hegel -- Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx : history as religion -- Leninism : revolution as religion -- Fascism : the antecedents -- Fascism : the state as religion -- The religiopolitical background of national socialism -- National socialism : race as religion -- Consolidation and decay.The totalitarian systems that arose in the twentieth century presented themselves as secular. Yet, as A. James Gregor argues in this book, they themselves functioned as religions. He presents an intellectual history of the rise of these political religions, tracing a set of ideas that include belief that a certain text contains impeccable truths; notions of infallible, charismatic leadership; and the promise of human redemption through strict obedience, selfless sacrifice, total dedication, and unremitting labor. Gregor provides unique insight into the variants of Marxism, FascismTotalitarianismHistoryFascismHistoryNational socialismReligion and politicsHistoryTotalitarianismHistory.FascismHistory.National socialism.Religion and politicsHistory.320.53Gregor A. James(Anthony James),1929-64094MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778953203321Totalitarianism and political religion3745248UNINA