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Savitri Devi, the Fascist and the Sun God
17:22 - 21:01 (03:38)
Savitri’s biographer, Goodrich Clark, claims that she saw the Sun worshiping cult of a pharaoh as a rejection of all forms of politics that promoted man’s interest but at a cost to nature’s beauty and abundance. Savitri’s theories about the world became more refined in the 1950s and she penned her magnum opus, “The Lightning in the Sun”.
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Savitri Devi, a French woman of Greek-English origin, developed a deep reverence for Hitler, National Socialism, and other fascist leaders.
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Savitri Devi, a French woman of Greek-English origin, developed a deep reverence for Hitler, National Socialism, and other fascist leaders. Her admiration for sun gods and belief in reincarnation drove her theories, culminating in her 1958 book, The Lightning in the Sun.
ChapterSavitri Devi, the Fascist and the Sun God
EpisodePart Two: Savitri Devi: The Woman Who Turned Nazism into a Religion
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Savitri Devi, a famous biographer, admired Hitler and believed he combined the best attributes of both Akhenaten and Khan, two historical figures associated with the sun and lightning respectively.
19:15 - 21:01 (01:45)
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Savitri Devi, a famous biographer, admired Hitler and believed he combined the best attributes of both Akhenaten and Khan, two historical figures associated with the sun and lightning respectively. She saw Hitler as a savior in a similar way to how Jack Skellington sees Santa Claus in the "Nightmare Before Christmas."