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Soft cover. Condición: Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. In French.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket Issued. Reprint. softcover, maps, charts, 388 pages, ex reference library with the usual marks, otherwise very good clean and complete. box 138.

Paris, Picard, 1968. Broché. xxxii-388 p. Avec un plan dépliant.

Condición: Neuf.

A.et J. Picard, Paris, 1968. 385 S., kartoniert (Namensstempel auf Vorsatz/Rücken mit privatem Papierschild)--- 516 Gramm.

xxxii + 388pp. + 1 carte dépliante, 23cm., brochure originale, bon état, R102657.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Good+. Paperback, xix + 306 pages, NOT ex-library. Mildly age-toned, interior is clean throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps; no foxing, no age-spotting. Text block split in a couple of places, all leaves remain firmly attached. Faint marks on the front cover; a small area of dark spots on the side page edges. Gentle chipping and long creases on spine. -- What if Hitler wasn't just a dictator - but the frontman for a secret cult operating behind the scenes of Nazi Germany? In The Occult and the Third Reich, Jean-Michel Angebert pulls back the curtain on one of history's most disturbing enigmas: the hidden spiritual forces that shaped the ideology and rise of the Nazis. This is not your typical history book. This is a jaw-dropping journey into the world of forbidden knowledge, lost civilizations, ancient magic, and dark religions that inspired some of the most powerful men of the 20th century. Forget what you've heard in school textbooks. Behind the uniforms and speeches, there was something much stranger going on: secret societies with mystical symbols, an obsession with the Holy Grail, the worship of the sun, and a belief that the Aryan race descended from a lost world called Hyperborea. Hitler, Himmler, and their circle were not just political fanatics - they were believers in a cosmic war between light and darkness, and they saw themselves as spiritual warriors destined to bring about the next phase of human evolution. Angebert shows how Nazi leaders were deeply influenced by Gnostic teachings, the Cathar heresy, and ancient Eastern philosophies. They believed that the world was locked in a spiritual battle between divine light and corrupt matter - and that by purifying the world (even through horror), they could return mankind to a lost golden age. The SS wasn't just a military organization - it was designed as a secret initiation order. Their symbols weren't decorative - they were magical tools in a ritual of transformation. And places like Montségur in France weren't random tourist sites - they were sacred landmarks tied to a hidden history of power and knowledge. From swastikas to sun-worship, bloodlines to prophecy, nothing was accidental. Every gesture, every myth, every architectural plan had a deeper, esoteric meaning. This book doesn't just suggest that occultism was one part of the Nazi worldview - it argues that it was central to it. Packed with documented evidence, rare historical connections, and terrifying philosophical ideas that seem torn from the pages of a Dan Brown novel - but are chillingly real - The Occult and the Third Reich invites readers to ask: how much of what we think we know about history is just the surface layer? What dark beliefs still linger beneath the politics of power? And what if some of those beliefs never really went away? Angebert's work has the feel of a forbidden manuscript, revealing how myths were weaponized and how symbols became tools of domination. The Nazi dream of a thousand-year Reich wasn't just about territory or economics - it was about spiritual conquest, a vision of remaking reality itself. In a time when conspiracy theories, lost knowledge, and secret societies are at the center of popular fascination, this book delivers the ultimate historical rabbit hole. This isn't fiction. This is the secret story of the Nazi empire - the one they tried to bury. If you've ever wondered whether symbols matter, whether secret societies shape world events, or whether history hides more than it reveals, this book is your red pill. Prepare to see the Third Reich like never before - through the eyes of mystery, myth, and the occult forces that still ripple through our world today.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. xx, 306 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The dust jacket is in a plastic sleeve. Jean-Michel Angebert is the joint signature of Michel Bertrand and Jean Angelini, two French scholars who have extensively researched the role of mystical cults in European history. Their fields of specialization include regional history, law, political science, and the history of religions. Lewis A. M. Sumberg, the translator, holds his doctorate in French medieval history and literature from the University of Paris. A professor and consultant to the Office of Educational Planning at the University of Tennessee, his publications range from literary criticism to the history of the Crusades. Among some of the topics addressed are Occult, Otto Rahn, Holy Grail, Pagan, Satanic, Cathar, Atlantis, Hyberborea, Zoroaster, Gnosis, Asgard, Templars, Rose-Cross, Nietzsche, Bayreuth, Freemasonry, theosophy, Racism, National Socialism,Materialism, Spiritualism, Symbols, Emblems, Rosenberg, Metaphysics, and Johannite. "The Occult and the Third Reich marks a giant step forward in Hitler scholarship. It is the first work to demonstrate that the Nazi cosmology was an intricate synthesis of the occult, nurtured by an ancient neo-Paganism. The ability of neo-Paganism to militantly reaffirm itself and contest with Christianity for men's minds and bodies tells us that the Nazi nightmare is only the last, but not the final act in a larger human tragedy still being played out. The authors are doubtless right in predicting that certain practitioners of the black arts will yet play a major role in determining the shape of a not-too-distant future." -Lewis A. M. Sumberg. The text explains the influences of alternative belief systems (occult, paganism, mysticism, etc.) on the Nazi ideology and Hitler's personal philosophy. It also documents the history and development of ideas and symbols used by the Nazi Party and of the Nazi eugenics program. In the early 20th century, the young Adolf Hitler was just one of many German-speaking people attracted by a new Germanic mythology that combined ancient legends and esoteric cosmologies with cutting-edge theories of genetic science. In the hands of the Nazis, the result was a new ideology that saw racial purity as the key to human destiny. This was a belief system of arcane rituals and potent symbols, with the ancient swastika appropriated for the Nazi cause. By the time of the Third Reich, Hitler and the Nazis had evolved an entirely new faith, complete with holy book, venerated relics, and a priestly elite in the form of Himmler's SS. It was a religion based on obedience, power, and the cult of the leader, with Hitler himself conceived in Messianic terms. First American Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing.