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Totality, Charisma, Authority: The Origins and Transformations of Totalist Movements
Mihai Murariu
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Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 314 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
This interdisciplinary endeavour portrays the central features of militant movements which hold totality as an important part of their doctrinal core. Revisiting the importance of modernity, utopianism, eschatology, charisma, psychology and the history of ideas, Mihai Murariu pursues a reconstruction of the historical requirements for the emergence of such movements. Making a central use of the concept of totalism, the work establishes a conceptual bridge from antiquity to the contemporary period, whilst also arguing for the suitability of the term in comparison to totalitarianism or political religion. The author also proposes a distinct taxonomy for structural elements, variants, and development ... Read more
This interdisciplinary endeavour portrays the central features of militant movements which hold totality as an important part of their doctrinal core. Revisiting the importance of modernity, utopianism, eschatology, charisma, psychology and the history of ideas, Mihai Murariu pursues a reconstruction of the historical requirements for the emergence of such movements. Making a central use of the concept of totalism, the work establishes a conceptual bridge from antiquity to the contemporary period, whilst also arguing for the suitability of the term in comparison to totalitarianism or political religion. The author also proposes a distinct taxonomy for structural elements, variants, and development ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
455g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Weisbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783658163211
SKU
V9783658163211
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About Mihai Murariu
Mihai Murariu is an independent researcher, as well as a writer and essayist. His research interests focus on the roots of radicalism, modernity, terrorism, and the interplay between ideology, security and militant movements, and the challenges these bring about in contemporary pluralist societies.
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