Myths of Wewelsburg Castle

Facts and Fiction

Kirsten John-Stucke, Daniela Siepe (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XIV, 337 Seiten

2022 | 2022
Brill | Schöningh (Verlag)
978-3-506-79200-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Wewelsburg Castle in Germany figures prominently in right-wing conspiracy theories and popular culture. This book sheds light onto the background and impact of these myths for the first time. During the Nazi era, this Westphalian castle became a key venue for gatherings of high ranking SS leaders. After World War II, rumors about occult SS rituals made the place a pilgrimage site of the extreme right. The northern tower's ornamental sun wheel design, today known as the "Black Sun," appears in thrillers, comic books, and in the right-wing music scene. It has morphed into a dubious visual element of today's pop culture and is now familiar to people throughout the world as a symbol of neofascist and alt-right groups. The lavishly illustrated volume traces facts and fiction about the origins and current reception of the myths related to Wewelsburg Castle and the sun wheel symbol.

Autor

Kirsten John-Stucke is a Historian and the Director of the Kreismuseum Wewelsburg. Daniela Siepe has worked as a Research Associate for the revision of the Memorial Museum of Kreismuseum Wewelsburg.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Schriftenreihe des Kreismuseums Wewelsburg ; 12
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 155 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 1 g
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: Black Sun • Heinrich Himmler • Occultism • Pop culture • right-wing conspiracy theories • Satanism • SS • World War II
• ISBN-10: 3-506-79200-8 / 3506792008
• ISBN-13: 978-3-506-79200-6 / 9783506792006
• Zustand: Neuware