Der cauditlo als Verkörperung des Messias? Politisch-theologische Inszenierungsstrategien im Franquismus.

Autor: ESER, PATRICK
Zdroj: Zeitschrift fuer Religions und Geistesgeschichte; 2016, Vol. 68 Issue 3, p243-270, 28p
Abstrakt: Fascist and authoritarian regimes mobilise not infrequently the ideological and affective potential of messianic symbols in order to stabilize their power. The figure of the dictator and his body play a substantial role in those Legitimizing discourses, communicating the mission and bright future of their political project. This article analyses the attempts by the dictator Franco and the apologists of its regime to utilise messianic discourses in order to underpin its ideological dominion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index