The Fascist Faith of the Legion Archangel Michael in Romania, 1927-1941: Martyrdom and National Purification Iordachi Constantin
The Fascist Faith of the Legion Archangel Michael in Romania, 1927-1941 engages critically with recent works on fascism, totalitarianism, and religion, and advances an original theoretical and…
Specifikacia The Fascist Faith of the Legion Archangel Michael in Romania, 1927-1941: Martyrdom and National Purification Iordachi Constantin
The Fascist Faith of the Legion Archangel Michael in Romania, 1927-1941 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 an innovative comparative research framework for reconceptualizing the history of the Legion Archangel Michael in Romania, 1927-1941. It contends that the Legion put forward a palingenetic political faith of a theological type, called legionarism. To provide a comprehensive analysis of the origins, main features, mechanisms of institutionalization and demise of this self-proclaimed salvific political faith, the book documents the palingenetic foundations of the Legionary faith, the syncretism between fascist and Christian rites and rituals, and the intricate relationship between the Legion