Faith, folk and the far right: Racist and anti-racist Heathenry and Occultism in Britain - Hardcover

Alessio, Dominic; Wallis, Robert J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1526179474 ISBN 13: 9781526179470

Verlag: Manchester University Press, 2025

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This book offers the first examination of extremist Heathenry and occultism in the UK and how anti-racist Heathens act to counter this discourse. It explores the spectrum of Heathen practice today and the historical origins of racist Heathenry in nineteenth century Germanic romanticism and twentieth century folkish nationalism. Treating each of the three main extremist Heathen organisations, the book extends the analysis to the neo-Nazi occult organization the Order of the Nine Angles (O9A), and the wider racist Heathen cultural scene in Black Metal and Dark Folk music. The authors balance this with discussion of how inclusivist Heathens are countering this discourse, from visible protests at far-right rallies to inter-faith forums and an active presence on social media platforms. The book makes an important contribution to the intersecting fields of new religious movements, nationalist history and racist politics.

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Dominic Alessio is Professor of History and Vice President International at the Richmond American University London
Robert J. Wallis is Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor at The Open University

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Matters of ancestry, race and racism endure within Heathenry, a diversly constituted new religious movement drawing inspiration from the pre-Christian religions of northern Europe. Most Heathens, termed ‘inclusivist’ or ‘universalist’, welcome all with a spiritual interest in the ancient heathen past, regardless of ethnicity, sexuality or gender. But a ‘folkish’ Heathen minority, often identifying as Odinist, centre their thinking around ethnocentricity and heterosexist values. Racist Heathenry requires scrutiny as it has been influential in recent terrorist incidents in the UK, Norway, USA and New Zealand.
Faith, folk and the far right offers the first detailed examination of extremist Heathenry and occultism in the UK and how anti-racist Heathens act to counter this discourse. It explores the spectrum of Heathen practice today and the historical origins of racist Heathenry in nineteenth century Germanic romanticism and twentieth century folkish nationalism. Examining the three main extremist Heathen organisations in the UK – the Odinic Rite, the Odinist Fellowship and Woden’s Folk – the book extends its discussion to the neo-Nazi occult organization the Order of the Nine Angles (O9A), and the wider racist Heathen cultural scene in Black Metal and Dark Folk music. The volume also analyses how anti-racist Heathens are countering racist discourse, including ‘Declaration 127’ which opposes Heathen hate groups, protests by inclusivist Heathens at far-right rallies, inter-faith forums and an active presence on social media platforms.
Faith, folk and the far right makes an important contribution to understanding the intersecting fields of new religious movements, nationalist history and racist politics.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1526179474
• ISBN 13: 9781526179470
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 318
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland