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Author Arvidsson, Stefan, 1968-

Title Aryan idols : Indo-European mythology as ideology and science / Stefan Arvidsson ; translated by Sonia Wichmann.

Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.

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Uniform title Ariska idoler. English
Physical description xii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-340) and index.
Contents 1. From Noah's sons to the Aryan race : the foundation is laid -- 2. A place in the sun : the paradigm of nature mythology -- 3. Primitive Aryans : research near the beginning of the twentieth century -- 4. Order and barbarism : Aryan religion in the Third Reich -- 5. Horsemen from the east : alternatives to Nazi research.
Summary "A wide-ranging discussion of the intellectual history of the past two centuries, Aryan Idols links the pervasive idea of the Indo-European people to major scientific, philosophical, and political developments of the times, while raising important questions about the nature of scholarship as well."--BOOK JACKET.
Other formats Also available on the internet.
Language notes Translated from the Swedish.
Subject Indo-Europeans -- Religion.
Mythology, Indo-European.
Local subject Internet access.
ISBN 0226028607 (cloth : alkaline paper)
Standard Number 9780226028606