The fascist faith of the Legion "Archangel Michael" in Romania, 1927-1941 : martyrdom and national purification /

"The Fascist Faith of the Legion "Archangel Michael" in Romania, 1927-41 engages critically with recent works on fascism, totalitarianism, and religion, and advances an original theoretical and methodological approach to fascism as a political faith. On this basis, the book constructs...

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Main Author: Iordachi, Constantin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Series:Routledge studies in fascism and the far right.
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Table of Contents:
  • Fascism as a Political Faith : Toward a New Research Framework
  • National Unification, Cleavages, and Charismatic Nationalism in Greater Romania
  • A New Political Faith : National Authenticity and the Cult of the Ancestors
  • Charismatic Nationalism, Patriarchalism, and Salvation : The Cult of the "Captain"
  • Manufacturing Martyrdom : The Cult of the Fallen Soldiers, Terrorism, and Salvific Sacrifice
  • Fascist Constituencies : Social Identities and Fascist Radicalization
  • Carol II's Dictatorship : From Antifascism to Fascistization (1938-1940)
  • Teaching the New Faith : The Legion's Rule (1940-1941)
  • A Fascist Festival of the Dead : Codreanu's Re-Burial and the Politics of National Resurrection
  • The Legionary Faith and the Romanian Orthodox Church
  • From a Civil Religion to a Fascist Political Faith.