The study of religion under the impact of fascism / / edited by Horst Junginger.

• Superior document: Numen book series, v. 117
• TeilnehmendeR: Junginger, Horst.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the history of religions ; v. 117.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (681 p.)
• Notes: Papers presented at an international symposium on "The Study of religion under the Impact of National Socialist and Fascist Ideologies in Europe" held 16-18 July 2004 at the University of Tubingen--Pref.; Includes index.

The study of religion under the spell of fascism has not received due attention. One reason for the noticeable lack of interest was the political involvement of many historians of religions. Among those who had good reason to leave the era of fascism untouched, we find prominent figures in the field. Another obstacle to examining the past impartially has been the connection with religious and other worldviews which render historical accounts in the study of religion an intricate matter. The articles in this volume provide evidence of the great complexity of the problems involved. Laying the groundwork in many cases, they shed new light on a dark and poorly-lit era of the academic study of religion in Europe.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / H. Junginger -- Introduction -- From Buddha To Adolf Hitler: Walther Wüst And The Aryan Tradition -- Hermann Güntert In The 1930s. Heidelberg, Politics, And The Study Of Germanic/Indogermanic Religion / Bruce Lincoln -- Quand L’allemagne Était Leur Mecque La Science Des Religions Chez Stig Wikander (1935 1941) / Mihaela Timuş -- Bernhard Kummer (1897–1962). The Study Of Religions Between Religious Devotion For The Ancient Germans, Political Agitation, And Academic Habitus / Fritz Heinrich -- Irrational Experiences, Heroic Deeds And The Extraction Of Surplus / Gustavo Benavides -- Leonidas Philippidis And The Beginnings Of The History Of Religions As An Academic Discipline In Greece / Vasilios N. Makrides -- War-Time Connections: Dumézil And Eliade, Eliade And Schmitt, Schmitt And Evola, Drieu La Rochelle And Dumézil / Cristiano Grottanelli -- Entre Idéologie De La Culture Et Politique: Mircea Eliade Et L’étude Des Religions Dans La Roumanie De L’entre-Deux-Guerres / Florin Ţurcanu -- Raffaele Pettazzoni Et Mircea Eliade: Historiens Des Religions Généralistes Devant Les Fascismes (1933–1945) / Eugen Ciurtin -- Raffaele Pettazzoni And The History Of Religions In Fascist Italy (1928–1938) / Michael Stausberg -- Politische Myopie, Mystische Revolution, Glückliche (Un)Schuld? Mircea Eliade Und Die Legionäre Bewegung: Rezentere Rumänische Perspektiven / István Keul -- Maria Laachs \'Liturgische Bewegung\' Im Allgemeinen Und Odo Casels \'Mysterientheologie\' Im Besonderen. Ein Doppelter Rückblick Auf Katholische Religionsgeschichte, Mit Seitenblicken Auf Mircea Eliade Und Stefan George / Richard Faber -- Friedrich Andres (1882–1947): Ein Theologischer Religionswissenschaftler An Der Universität Bonn / Ulrich Vollmer -- Antisemitismus Und Antijudaismus In Den Werken Und Arbeiten Pater Wilhelm Schmidts S.V.D. (1868–1954) / Udo Mischek -- Religionswissenschaft Zwischen Rationalismus Und Irrationalismus. Ein Norwegisches Beispiel: Der Fall Kristian Schjelderups / Sigurd Hjelde -- Haralds Biezais (1909–1995). Ein Religionshistoriker Zwischen Theologie Und Religionswissenschaft / Iveta Leitane -- The Essence Of Concrete Individuality. Gerardus Van Der Leeuw, Jan De Vries, And National Socialism / Willem Hofstee -- Åke Ohlmarks In The Third Reich. A Scientific Career Between A Daptation, Cooperation And Ignorance / Andreas Åkerlund -- The \'Faith of the Enlightened\' by Wladyslaw Witwicki. An Example of the Conflict between Academic Research and Political Correctness / Halina Grzymala-Moszczynska -- Futures Past: C.G. Jung’s Psychoutopia And The ‘German Revolution’ Of 1933 / Petteri Pietikäinen -- Strategies In Representing ‘Japanese Religion’ During The National Socialist Period: The Cases Of Kitayama Junyû And Wilhelm Gundert / Hiroshi Kubota -- Joachim Wachs Grundlegung Der Religionswissenschaft. Ein Beitrag Zu Ihrer Identität Und Selbständigkeit / Kurt Rudolph -- List Of Contributors / H. Junginger -- Index / H. Junginger.