Introduction: God’s counterfeiters? investigating the triad of fascism, totalitarianism and (political) religion
This essay sets out to provide a context for the following six specialist essays that cumulatively throw light on the value of applying the conceptual ‘triad’ formed by fascism, totalitarianism and political religion to certain forms of right‐wing extremism. It underscores the tangled semantic debat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2004
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Totalitarian movements and political religions
Year: 2004, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 291-325 |
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| Summary: | This essay sets out to provide a context for the following six specialist essays that cumulatively throw light on the value of applying the conceptual ‘triad’ formed by fascism, totalitarianism and political religion to certain forms of right‐wing extremism. It underscores the tangled semantic debate surrounding all three terms, while also highlighting the way they can each be directly associated with the project of creating a new order. The practical implications of an aversion to seeing them as interrelated, convergent components of a conceptual cluster is illustrated by the acute lack of consensus among major historians about their relevance to Nazism. A brief outline of the topics covered in the individual contributions is followed by an appeal to political scientists and historians to bring to the study of political extremism a greater sense of synergy and shared humanistic purpose. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-9647 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Totalitarian movements and political religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1469076042000312168 |