Nazism And Occultism
Speculation about Nazism and occultism has become part of popular culture since at least 1959. Aside from several popular documentaries, there are numerous books on the topic, most notably The Morning of the Magicians (1960) and The Spear of Destiny (1972).
Historian Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke analyzed the topic in The Occult Roots of Nazism. He argued cautiously for some real links between some ideals of Ariosophy and Nazi ideology, but also analyzed the problems of the numerous popular "occult historiography" books written on the topic. He separated empiricism and sociology from the "Modern Mythology of Nazi Occultism" books which "have represented the Nazi phenomenon as the product of arcane and demonic influence". He considered most of these to be "sensational and under-researched".
Read more about Nazism And Occultism: Goodrick-Clarke, The Völkisch Movement, and Ariosophy, The Modern Mythology of Nazi Occultism, Documentaries On Nazism and The Occult, Fictional Accounts of Nazi Occultism
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