Totalitarianism and Political Religion : an Intellectual History.

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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Gregor, A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Hegelians after Hegel; Chapter 3: Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx: History as Religion; Chapter 4: Leninism: Revolution as Religion; Chapter 5: Fascism: The Antecedents; Chapter 6: Fascism: The State as Religion; Chapter 7: The Religiopolitical Background of National Socialism; Chapter 8: National Socialism: Race as Religion; Chapter 9: Consolidation and Decay; Chapter 10: Conclusions and Speculations; Index.