1st Edition
The Fascist Faith of the Legion "Archangel Michael" in Romania, 1927–1941 Martyrdom and National Purification
Introduction: Fascism as a Political Faith: Toward a New Research Framework
Part 1: A New Covenant: The Making of the Legionary Political Faith, 1927–1937
1. National Unification, Cleavages, and Charismatic Nationalism in Greater Romania
2. A New Political Faith: National Authenticity and the Cult of the Ancestors
3. Charismatic Nationalism, Patriarchalism, and Salvation: The Cult of the "Captain"
4. Manufacturing Martyrdom: The Cult of the Fallen Soldiers, Terrorism, and Salvific Sacrifice
5. Fascist Constituencies: Social Identities and Fascist Radicalization
Part 2: A Continuum of Dictatorships: Hybrid Totalitarian Experiments, 1937–1944
6. Carol II’s Dictatorship: From Antifascism to Fascistization (1938–1940)
7. Teaching the New Faith: The Legion’s Rule (1940–1941)
8. A Fascist Festival of the Dead: Codreanu’s Re-Burial and the Politics of National Resurrection
9. The Legionary Faith and the Romanian Orthodox Church
Conclusion: From a Civil Religion to a Fascist Political Faith
Biography
Constantin Iordachi is Professor of History at the Central European University in Vienna, Austria.
