Totalitarianism and political religion : an intellectual history / A. James Gregor.
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, Fascism
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| Ort, Verlag, Jahr |
Stanford, Calif.
: Stanford University Press
, 2012
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| Umfang | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| ISBN | 0-8047-8368-3 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Zusatzinfo | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Zusatzinfo | 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. |
| Zusatzinfo | English |
| Online-Zugang | EBSCO EBS 2024 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804783682 |
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