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Totality, Charisma, Authority

The Origins and Transformations of Totalist Movements

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Authors:
  1. Mihai Murariu

    1. Münster, Germany

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction: Totality and Totalism

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      Pages 11-11
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 13-15

    3. The State of Research

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      Pages 17-46

    4. Method and Terminology

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      Pages 47-60

  3. Totality and Totalism: Theory and Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. The Nature of Totality

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      Pages 63-71

    3. The Concept of Totalism

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      Pages 73-92

    4. The Totalist Types: Between Renovative and Utopian Strands

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      Pages 93-114

  4. Telos, Temporality, Totalism. Historical and Intellectual Origins

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Evolving Perspectives: Eschatology and Utopia

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      Pages 117-133

    3. From the City of God to the City of Man

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      Pages 135-155

    4. Conclusion: Ideology and Political Revolution

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      Pages 157-166

  5. Totalism Transformed: Power, Purity and Truth from Heterodoxy to Ideocracy

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      Pages 167-167
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    2. Power: Charisma and Authority Structures

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      Pages 169-190

    3. Purity: Virtuous Communities and Impure Enemies

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      Pages 191-198

    4. Truth and Territory

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      Pages 199-207

    5. The Structures of Ideocracy: Space and Hegemony

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      Pages 209-218

    6. Ideocracy and Systemic Apotheosis

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      Pages 219-226

  6. The Legion of the Archangel Michael and the “Hybrid” Totalist Type

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      Pages 227-227
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About this book

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 phases which may be encountered in totalist movements.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Münster, Germany

    Mihai Murariu

About the author

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.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Totality, Charisma, Authority

  • Book Subtitle: The Origins and Transformations of Totalist Movements

  • Authors: Mihai Murariu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16322-8

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-16321-1Published: 01 November 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-16322-8Published: 24 October 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 328

  • Topics: Methodology of the Social Sciences, Political Theory

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