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Otto Hoefler's Characterisation of the Germanic Peoples - From Sacred Men's Bands to Social Daemonism (Hardcover)
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Otto Hoefler's Characterisation of the Germanic Peoples - From Sacred Men's Bands to Social Daemonism (Hardcover)
Series: Erganzungsbande zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde
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Otto Hoefler (1901-1987) was an Austrian Germanist and
Scandinavist. His research on >Germanic culture<, in
particular on Germanic Mannerbunde (men's bands), was controversial
and remains a topic of academic debate. In modern discourse,
Hoefler's theories are often fundamentally rejected on account of
his involvement in the National Socialist movement and his
contribution to the research initiatives of the SS Ahnenerbe, or
they are adopted by scholars who ignore his problematic
methodologies and the ideological and political elements of his
work. The present study takes a comprehensive approach to Hoefler's
research on >Germanic culture< and analyses his
characterisation of the >Germanic peoples<, contextualising
his research in the backdrop of German philological studies of the
early twentieth century and highlighting elements of his theories
that are still the topic of modern academic discourse. A thorough
analysis of his main research theses, focusing on his
Mannerbund-research, reveals that his concept of >Germanic
culture< is underscored by a belief in the deep-seated
religiosity of the >Germanic peoples< formed through
sacred-daemonic forces.
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