The totalitarian systems that arose in the twentieth century presented themselves as secular. Yet, as A. James Gregor argues in this book, they themselves funct

The success of fascist and communist regimes has long been explained by their ability to turn political ideology into a type of religion. These innovative essay

Emilio Gentile, an internationally renowned authority on fascism and totalitarianism, argues that politics over the past two centuries has often taken on the fe

We are used to distinguishing the despotic regimes of the 20th century - communism, fascism, National Socialism, Maoism - very precisely according to place and

Available for the first time in English language translation, the third volume of Totalitarianism and Political Religions completes the set. It provides a compr