Emilio Gentile

Emilio Gentile

Emilio Gentile (born 1946 in Bojano) is an Italian historian specializing in the ideology and culture of fascism. Gentile is considered one of Italy's foremost cultural historians of fascist ideology.[1] He studied under Renzo De Felice and wrote a book about him.[2]

Gentile is a professor at the Sapienza University of Rome. He considers fascism a form of political religion. He also applied the theory of political religion to the United States after the September 11 attacks.

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References

  1. Cardoza, Anthony L. (December 1994). "Il Culto del Littorio: La Sacralizzazione della Politica nell'Italia Fascista. by Emilio Gentile (book review)". The American Historical Review. 99 (5): 1721–1722. JSTOR 2168494.
  2. James Gregor, A. (October 2001). "Fascismo e antifascismo: I pariti italiani fra le due querre by Emilio Gentile (book review)". The American Historical Review. 106 (4): 1496–1497. JSTOR 2693148.
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