Children of Baldur: Understanding the Construction of Masculinity within Göthicism and the Manhem Society

The article focuses on how a nineteenth-century Swedish nationalistic movement, Göthicism, understood masculinity. The primary example used is Manhemsförbundet (the Manhem Society), an initiatory and educational organization active between 1815-1823. Most of its material was produced by the author C...

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Main Author: Gregorius, Fredrik (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Correspondences: journal for the study of esotericism 2022
In: Correspondences
Year: 2022, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 167–198
Further subjects:B Old Norse religion
B Masculinity
B Sweden
B Gothicism
B Nationalism
B Character
B Norse Religion
B Romanticism
B C.J.L Almqvist
B Swedenborgianism
B Christianity
B fraternities
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