The Volk and Other Ideological Influences on National Socialism
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Introduction
While Nazi ideology drew inspiration from a variety of sources, including (but not limited to) political theory, economics, philosophy, geopolitics, eugenics, religion, literature, and history, the Volkish movement is particularly worth examining. A combination of folklore, occultism, romanticism, and ethnic nationalism, Volkish thought could be considered the corner stone at the ideological foundation of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party under Adolf Hitler. Here I will look more closely at the Volkish movement and how its main components manifested themselves in Nazi goals and practices.
The Volk
Basic Principles
Implications
Influential Works
- Der Wehrwolf, Hermann Löns, 1910
- Land und Leute (Places and People), Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl, 1857-63
- Rembrandt als Erzieher (Rembrandt as Educator), Julius Langbehn, 1890
