Hitler's monsters : a supernatural history of the Third Reich / Eric Kurlander.
Hitler's monsters : a supernatural history of the Third Reich / Eric Kurlander.
Hitler's monsters : a supernatural history of the Third Reich / Eric Kurlander.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
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G 2017/3184
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English
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Physical content
xxii, 422 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Supernatural Roots of Nazism : Ario-Germanic Religion, Border Science, and the Austro-German Occult Revival, 1889-1914 -- From the Thule Society to the NSDAP : Fashioning the Nazi Supernatural Imaginary, 1912-24 -- Exploiting Hitler's Magic : From Weimar's Horrors to Visions of the Third Reich -...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"The definitive history of the supernatural in Nazi Germany, exploring the occult ideas, esoteric sciences, and pagan religions touted by the Third Reich in the service of power. The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler's personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous thoug...
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Hitler's monsters : a supernatural history of the Third Reich / Eric Kurlander.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/3184
Record Identifier
74VKVLNJ5E0d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVLNJ5E0d
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ISBN
0300189451 hardcover
9780300189452 hardcover
DDC
943.086
MMS ID
991024110748302626
