Hitler's Millennial Reich : : Apocalyptic Belief and the Search for Salvation / / David Redles.
After World War I, German citizens sought not merely relief from the political, economic, social, and cultural upheaval which wracked Weimar Germany, but also mental salvation. With promises of order, prosperity, and community, Adolph Hitler fulfilled a profoundly spiritual need on behalf of those w...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2005] ©2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2005 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Nazism, Myth, and Meaning
- 1. A World Turned Upside Down: Weimar Chaos and the Culture of Apocalypse
- 2. The Turning Point: Racial Apocalypse or Racial Salvation
- 3. Seeing the Light: The Nazi Conversion Experience
- 4. Hitler as Messiah
- 5. The Messiah Legitimated: Linking the Leader and the Led
- 6. Final Empire, Final War, Final Solution
- Appendix: The Hitler Gospels and Old Guard Testimonials: Reconstructing a Mythical World
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author