Carl Schmitt Between History and Myth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4496656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Federico Finchelstein (New School for Social Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 362-369 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2656 • E-ISSN: 1468-2303 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/hith.12024 |
| OpenAlex | W2751118072 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Carl Schmitt's work defines the history and theory of political myth. But analyzing it represents a challenge to historians and theorists alike. For many historians, Schmitt should be analyzed in his own context, whereas theorists study his writings without enough consideration of the specific context in which he conceived his texts. In this essay, I argue that Schmitt not only contributed to the fascist glorification of the mythical and its novel enactment as the driving force of fascism, but he also represents one of the most intriguing and influential interpreters of the political theory of myth, challenging in turn theories of democracy and the role of reason and secularism in historiography
Context (archaeology) · Democracy · Epistemology · Historiography · Mythology · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Secularism · Sociology · Theology · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Political Theory and Influence · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |