LEADER 02862nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910457855103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8047-8368-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804783682 035 $a(CKB)2550000000083195 035 $a(EBL)842221 035 $a(OCoLC)773566772 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000642178 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12311105 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642178 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10646972 035 $a(PQKB)10876926 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000127699 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC842221 035 $a(DE-B1597)564295 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804783682 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL842221 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10537882 035 $a(OCoLC)1224279193 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000083195 100 $a20110831d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTotalitarianism and political religion$b[electronic resource] $ean intellectual history /$fA. James Gregor 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (317 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-8130-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aHegelians 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. 330 $aThe 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, Fascism 606 $aTotalitarianism$xHistory 606 $aFascism$xHistory 606 $aNational socialism 606 $aReligion and politics$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTotalitarianism$xHistory. 615 0$aFascism$xHistory. 615 0$aNational socialism. 615 0$aReligion and politics$xHistory. 676 $a320.53 700 $aGregor$b A. James$g(Anthony James),$f1929-$064094 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457855103321 996 $aTotalitarianism and political religion$92474899 997 $aUNINA