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Hammer of the gods : the Thule Society and the birth of Nazism /

Discusses the origins of Nazism in the occult Thule Society, which promoted the racial superiority of Aryans, exploring its attempts to create an anti-Semitic front for promoting its beliefs and the founding of the German Workers' Party.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luhrssen, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Thule-Gesellschaft > History.
Thule-Gesellschaft > Influence.
National socialism and occultism > History.
Nationalism > Germany > History > 20th century.
Antisemitism > Germany > History > 20th century.
Mythology, Germanic > Political aspects > History.
Sebottendorf, Rudolf, > Freiherr von, > 1875-1945.
Germany > Politics and government > 1918-1933.
Germany > Social conditions > 1918-1933.
Germany > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Description
Summary:Discusses the origins of Nazism in the occult Thule Society, which promoted the racial superiority of Aryans, exploring its attempts to create an anti-Semitic front for promoting its beliefs and the founding of the German Workers' Party.
Physical Description:xxi, 293 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781597978576 (alk. paper)
1597978574 (alk. paper)