Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300189451 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Complex and academic treatment of a complicated subject." according to tachi1. The most incredible fact about this book is that it is all true. It reads like science fiction or (like Orwell’s 198Complex and academic treatment of a complicated subject. tachi1 The most incredible fact about this book is that it is all true. It reads like science fiction or (like Orwell’s 1984) as a work of dystopian literature. One has to keep reminding oneself that, no, this isn’t fiction or even speculation: it’s actually history. The horror, the absurdity, the convergence of fantastical beliefs, and the coincidence that similarly-minded lunatics w. ) as a work of dystopian literature. One has to keep reminding oneself that, no, this isn’t fiction or even speculation: it’s actually history. The horror, the absurdity, the convergence of fantastical beliefs, and the coincidence that similarly-minded lunatics w. A Serious Scholarly Work, Not A Conspiracy Theory Book Moderate Risk Before I continue with my review you must understand that this is a SCHOLARLY handling of the subject matter. For me it is a five star resource but I also have a Masters Degree in a related field and can appreciate the detail that Dr. Eric Kurlander, Professor of History at Stetson University, has put into this milestone of a book. I call it a milestone of a book because although many articles h. "The supernatural imaginary" John L Murphy This Florida-based historian bases his investigation on archival research, vast documentation, and a determination to produce a calm, focused, and sober study of an inevitably sensational topic. He seeks a "post-revisionist" balance to recent claims diminishing or explaining by other means the reasons so many under the Nazi regime sought guidance through "border sciences" of paranormal, Thule-ob
“A trustworthy book on an extraordinary subject.”—David Aaronovitch, The Times
In this eye-opening history, Eric Kurlander reveals how the Third Reich’s relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Even as popular occultism and superstition were intermittently rooted out, suppressed, and outlawed, the Nazis drew upon a wide variety of occult practices and esoteric sciences to gain power, shape propaganda and policy, and pursue their dreams of racial utopia and empire.. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the paranormal, paganism, Indo-Aryan mythology, witchcraft, miracle weapons, and the lost kingdom of Atlantis in reimagining German politics and society and recasting German science and religion. 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