The Occult Roots of Nazism
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Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke B.A. , D.Phil. is a professor of Western Esotericism at University of Exeter and author of several books on esoteric traditions....
. It is the "seminal work" on Nazi occultism and Ariosophy
Ariosophy
Armanism and Ariosophy are the names of ideological systems of an esoteric nature, pioneered by Guido von List and Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels respectively, in Austria between 1890 and 1930. The term 'Ariosophy', meaning wisdom concerning the Aryans, was first coined by Lanz von Liebenfels in 1915 and...
. The book also includes some information on Esotericism in Germany and Austria
Esotericism in Germany and Austria
This article gives an overview of esoteric movements in Germany and Austria between 1880 and 1945, presenting Theosophy, Anthroposophy and Ariosophy, among others, against the influences of earlier European esotericism.-Knights Templar and occultism:...
between 1880 and 1945. The book is based on Goodrick-Clarke's 1982 Ph.D. thesis
Thesis
A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings...
The ariosophists of Austria and Germany 1890-1935: Reactionary political fantasy in relation to social anxiety.
Rohan Butler, who had written The Roots of National Socialism in the 1930s, wrote the foreword.
First published in 1985, it was republished as a paperback by New York University
New York University
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Press in 1992 (ISBN 0-8147-3060-4), and more recently republished by I.B. Tauris & Co
I.B. Tauris
I. B. Tauris is an independent publishing house with offices in London and New York.-History:I.B.Tauris was founded in 1983. Its declared strategy was to fill the perceived gap between trade publishing houses and university presses—that is, to publish serious but accessible works on international...
Ltd (ISBN 1-86064-973-4).
The book has been translated into French, Polish, Italian, Russian, Czech, German and Greek.
The German edition features a preface and an additional essay Nationalsozialismus und Okkultismus (National Socialism and Occultism) (15 pages) by H.T. Hakl.
Publication history
The exact title of the book changed in the 1992 edition. Foreign language editions are also (partly) listed:- Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke 1985: The Occult Roots of Nazism: The Ariosophists of Austria and Germany, 1890-1935, Wellingborough, England: The Aquarian Press. ISBN 0-85030-402-4.
- 1992: The Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their Influence on Nazi Ideology, New York: New York University Press ISBN 978-0814730607
- 2004: The Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their Influence on Nazi Ideology, (Expanded with a new Preface) I.B. Tauris & Co. ISBN 1-86064-973-4.
- French edition 1989: Les racines occultistes du nazisme: Les Aryosophistes en Autriche et en Allemagne 1890-1935 ISBN 2867140692.
- Russian edition 1993: Оккультные корни нацизма
- German edition 1997: Die okkulten Wurzeln des Nationalsozialismus. Graz, Austria: Stocker ISBN 3-7020-0795-4.
- 2. German edition 2000: Graz: Stocker ISBN 3-7020-0795-4.
- 3. German edition 2004: Wiesbaden: Marix-Verlag ISBN 3937715487.
- Greek edition 2006: ΟΙ ΑΠΟΚΡΥΦΙΣΤΙΚΕΣ ΡΙΖΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΝΑΖΙΣΜΟΥ ISBN 960-8345-85-5
- Czech edition 1998: Okultní kořeny nacismu: Rakouští a němečtí ariosofisté 1890-1935: Tajné árijské kulty a jejich vliv na nacistickou ideologii. Prague: Votobia ISBN 978-80-7220-023-8
- 2. Czech edition 2005: Okultní kořeny nacismu: Tajné árijské kulty a jejich vliv na nacistickou ideologii. Prague: Eminent ISBN 80-7281-278-5
External links
- Article by Goodrick-Clarke in Lapis Magazine, Issue 5.
- Magic Realism - A book review by William Main, taken from the December 1994 issue of "Fidelity" Magazine