1st Edition

The Metaphysics of Race Science and Faith in the Nazi Worldview

By Amit Varshizky Copyright 2025
242 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book seeks to reframe debates on the conflicting scientific and spiritual traditions that underpinned the Nazi worldview, showing how despite the multitude of tensions and rivals among its adherents, it provided a coherent conceptual grid and possessed its own philosophical consistency. Drawing on a large variety of works, the volume offers insights into the intellectual climate that... Read more

Introduction

Part 1: The Foundations

Part 2: Man

Part 3: World

Part 4: God

Epilogue

Biography

Amit Varshizky is an Israeli-born historian, novelist, and essayist who lives in Berlin. He holds a PhD from the School of Historical Studies at Tel Aviv University and has lectured at various academic institutions in Israel and Germany. He held Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and previously was Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.