Norse Revival Transformations of Germanic Neopaganism

Norse Revival examines international Germanic Neopaganism (Asatru). It investigates its origins in German ultra-nationalist movements around 1900, its attempt to gain respectability since the 1970s and its intersections with historical and current debates on race, religion, gender, and aesthetics. R...

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Main Author: von Schnurbein, Stefanie (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Brill 2016
Series:Studies in Critical Research on Religion
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Summary:Norse Revival examines international Germanic Neopaganism (Asatru). It investigates its origins in German ultra-nationalist movements around 1900, its attempt to gain respectability since the 1970s and its intersections with historical and current debates on race, religion, gender, and aesthetics. Readership: Those interested in the study of religion, rightwing social movements, the reception of Nordic myth and relations between alternative religion, social movements, academic thought and aesthetic currents.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (432 p.)
ISBN:9789004309517
Access:Open Access