Political Religions and their Images: Soviet communism, Italian Fascism and German National Socialism

This article discusses the role of images within political religions, focusing on Soviet communism, Italian Fascism and German National Socialism. It first examines the role of the cult of the leader within political religions, and explores the subjectivity and malleability of the representation of...

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Main Author: Maier, Hans (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2006
In: Totalitarian movements and political religions
Year: 2006, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 267-281
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:This article discusses the role of images within political religions, focusing on Soviet communism, Italian Fascism and German National Socialism. It first examines the role of the cult of the leader within political religions, and explores the subjectivity and malleability of the representation of these figures; it finds that the communist leader cults were more sophisticated than their fascist counterparts. It then looks into the role of specific emblems such as the hammer and Sickle, the bundle of switch, the Swastika. Finally it explores the use of parades and festivals by political religions as ways to eliminate the individual and create the collective person.
ISSN:1743-9647
Contains:Enthalten in: Totalitarian movements and political religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14690760600819440