The Study of Religion under the Impact of Fascism
Biographical note
Horst Junginger, Dr. phil. (1997) in the study of religion, University of Tübingen. He has published extensively on antisemitism and on the history of the academic study of religion including Von der philologischen zur völkischen Religionswissenschaft (Stuttgart: Steiner, 1999).
Readership
All those interested in the academic study of religion, the history of science, antisemitim, Paganism, National Socialism, and fascism in general.
Reviews
In conclusion, this volumecontains many high-quality scholarly contributions, and sheds light on little-known areas (such as the beginnings of the ‘science of religion’ in Greece, Italy and Romania). [...] I recommend it to all who are
interested in the academic genealogy of Religious Studies. - Carole Cusack, University of Sydney in: Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review, Vol. 2, Iss. 1 (2011)
interested in the academic genealogy of Religious Studies. - Carole Cusack, University of Sydney in: Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review, Vol. 2, Iss. 1 (2011)
Table of contents
Contributors include: Andreas Åkerlund, Gustavo Benavides, Eugen Ciurtin, Richard Faber, Cristiano Grottanelli, Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska, Fritz Heinrich, Sigurd Hjelde, Willem Hofstee, Horst Junginger, István Keul, Hiroshi Kubota, Bruce Lincoln, Iveta Leitane, Vasilios N. Makrides, Udo Mischek, Petteri Pietikäinen, Kurt Rudolph, Michael Stausberg, Mihaela Timuş, Florin Ţurcanu, Ulrich Vollmer
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