Emilio Gentile (born 1946) is an Italian historian and professor, specializing in the history, ideology, and culture of Italian fascism. Born in Bojano, Gentile is considered one of Italy's foremost cultural historians of Fascist Italy and its ideology.[1] He studied under the renowned Italian historian Renzo De Felice and wrote a book about him.[2]
Gentile serves as Professor of History 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 in the essay Politics as Religion (2006) regarding the sacralization of politics in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.[3] In 2003, Gentile was awarded the Hans Sigrist Prize.[4]
- ^ 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. doi:10.2307/2168494. JSTOR 2168494.
- ^ 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. doi:10.2307/2693148. JSTOR 2693148.
- ^ Gentile, Emilio (2006) [2001]. Politics as Religion. Translated by Staunton, George (1st ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-400-82721-3. LCCN 2005044498.
- ^ "Hans Sigrist Prize Winners". The Hans Sigrist Foundation. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.