Political religion beyond totalitarianism : the sacralization of politics in the age of democracy / edited by Joost Augusteijn, Lecturer in European History, Leiden University, the Netherlands, Patrick Dassen, Lecturer in European History, Leiden University, the Netherlands, and Maartje Janse, Postdoctoral Researcher, Leiden University, the Netherlands.

"It has long been established that an important element in the success of fascist and communist regimes was their ability to turn their political ideology into a type of religion. The eleven innovative essays in this volume explore the notion that all forms of modern mass politics, including li...

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Other Authors:	Augusteijn, Joost (Editor), Dassen, Patrick, 1961- (Editor), Janse, Maartje (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Subjects:	Religion and politics. Democracy.