Hitler's monsters : a supernatural history of the Third Reich
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017].
Physical Desc
xxii, 422 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Ruch Library Branch
943.086 KUR
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943.086 KUR
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
Germany -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
National socialism and occultism -- History.
Occultism -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Paganism -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Political culture -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Popular culture -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Religion and politics -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Supernatural -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Superstition -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Germany -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
National socialism and occultism -- History.
Occultism -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Paganism -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Political culture -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Popular culture -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Religion and politics -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Supernatural -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Superstition -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-406) and index.
Citation/References
Kirkus Reviews,,May 15, 2017
Description
"The definitive history of the supernatural in Nazi Germany, exploring the occult ideas, esoteric sciences, and pagan religions touted by the Third Reich in the service of power. The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler's personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the paranormal, paganism, Indo-Aryan mythology, witchcraft, miracle weapons, and the lost kingdom of Atlantis in reimagining German politics and society and recasting German science and religion. In this eye-opening history, Eric Kurlander reveals how the Third Reich's relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Even as popular occultism and superstition were intermittently rooted out, suppressed, and outlawed, the Nazis drew upon a wide variety of occult practices and esoteric sciences to gain power, shape propaganda and policy, and pursue their dreams of racial utopia and empire"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kurlander, E. (2017). Hitler's monsters: a supernatural history of the Third Reich . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kurlander, Eric, 1973-. 2017. Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kurlander, Eric, 1973-. Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich Yale University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kurlander, Eric. Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich Yale University Press, 2017.
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