The concept “political religion” was coined by Eric Voegelin (1901–1985) in an essay from 1938 in order to deepen the understanding of the regimes of Communism and National Socialism, usually described as totalitarian. Voegelin, who was an adjunct professor of political science and the history of political ideas in Vienna, tried to understand mass mo…
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Sattler, Stephan, “Political Religions”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 01 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0640>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20221116
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