1st Edition
Humanist Socialism and the Religion of Socialism Red Faith II
By Stefan Arvidsson
Copyright 2026
276 Pages
35 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
276 Pages
35 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the historical relationships between socialist ideologies and religious or secular beliefs and cultures that shape the modern socialist. Portraying the cultural preferences and existential attitudes of leading Marxists, exploring the British tradition of "the religion of socialism", and excavating the forgotten interwovenness of Wagnerism with social democracy as well as... Read more
Introduction
1. Happy People: Humanist Socialism
2. From Idealism to Vitalism: Religion of Socialism 1871–1914
3. Mythic Politics and Communism: Religion of Socialism 1914–
4. Evaluation. Who is Right?
Biography
Stefan Arvidsson is Professor of the History of Religions at Linnæus University, Sweden. He is the author of Socialist Style and Mythology: Socialist Idealism, 1871-1914 (2017), Religion and Politics Under Capitalism: A Humanistic Approach to the Terminology (2019), Aryan Idols: Indo-European Mythology as Ideology and Science (2025), and the co-editor of Socialist Imaginations: Utopias, Myths, and the Masses (2018) with eds. Anja Kirsch and Jakub Benes.
