Politics and the Occult: The Left, the Right, and the Radically Unseen

by Gary Lachman

Paperback, 2008

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Available

Call number

130.9

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Politics & the Law, Rosicrucians, Magical Orders and Secret Societies, Freemasonry, Spiritualism, Rudolf Steiner, Traditionalism, Utopian Communities, Secret Societies, Russia, Right Wing Politics, Prophecies, Nazi Occultism, Jews, Knights Templar, Swedenborg, Sexuality, Consciousness, Anti-Semitism, Aryans, Synarchy

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Gifts

Publication

Quest Books (2008), Edition: 1st Quest Ed, 336 pages

Description

The gritty business of politics is not something we usually associate with the occult. But esoteric beliefs have influenced the destiny of nations since the time of ancient Egypt and China, when decisions of state were based on portents and astrology, to today, when presidents and prime ministers privately consult self-proclaimed seers. Politics and the Occult offers a lively history of this enduring phenomenon. Author and cultural pundit Gary Lachman provocativly questions whether the separation of church and state so dear to modern political philosophy should be maintained. A few of his fascinating topics include the fate of the Knights Templar and the medieval Gnostic Cathars, the occult roots of America and the French Revolution in Freemasonry, Gurdjieff and the swastika, Soviet interest in UFOs, the CIA and LSD, the Age of Aquarius, the millenarian politics that inform the struggle with Islamic terrorism, fundamentalism, and more.… (more)

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A highly readable wide-ranging tour through Western occult movements and the politics they have been associated with and, on occasion, influenced, from the late 1500s through the present day U.S. Lachman knows what is interesting about the subject and tosses in the right odd details. There is a
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 whole lot of really fun stuff in here. If you care to follow any of the threads Lachman unwinds, the book is thoroughly sourced. I have been happily following those threads for months.
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Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

2008

Physical description

336 p.; 6 inches

ISBN

0835608573 / 9780835608572

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