Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of IdentityMore than half a century after the defeat of Nazism and fascism, the far right is again challenging the liberal order of Western democracies. Radical movements are feeding on anxiety about economic globalization, affirmative action, and third-world immigration, flashpoint issues to many traditional groups in multicultural societies. A curious mixture of Aristocratic paganism, anti-Semitic demonology, Eastern philosophies and the occult is influencing populist antigovernment sentiment and helping to exploit the widespread fear that invisible elites are shaping world events. Black Sun examines the new neofascist ideology, showing how hate groups, militias and conspiracy cults attempt to gain influence. Based on interviews and extensive research into underground groups, Black Sun documents the new Nazi and fascist sects that have sprung up from the 1970s through the 1990s and examines the mentality and motivation of these far-right extremists. The result is a detailed, grounded portrait of the mythical and devotional aspects of Hitler cults among Aryan mystics, racist skinheads and Nazi satanists, Heavy Metal music fans, and in occult literature. Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke offers a unique perspective on far right neo-Nazism viewing it as a new form of Western religious heresy. He paints a frightening picture of a religion with its own relics, rituals, prophecies and an international sectarian following that could, under the proper conditions, gain political power and attempt to realize its dangerous millenarian fantasies. |
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User Review - MiaCulpa - LibraryThingThere are people out there that believe some odd things, including that there is a Nazi base in Antarctica, Jews are evil, whites are superior to all other people, and so on. Goodrick-Clarke mixes all ... Read full review
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User Review - xuebi - LibraryThingIn Black Sun, Goodrick-Clarke comprehensively reviews the post-war Neo-Nazi movement ranging from Miguel Serrano's Esoteric Hitlerism to Nordic racial paganism and how modern conspiracy theorists link ... Read full review
Contents
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Julius Evola and the Kali Yuga
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Nazi Satanism and the New Aeon
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Christian Identity and Creativity
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Nordic Racial Paganism
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Conspiracy Beliefs and the New World Order
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The Politics of Identity
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Notes
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Acknowledgments
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Index
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Miguel Serrano and Esoteric Hitlerism
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White Noise and Black Metal
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About the Author
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Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke No preview available - 2001 |