ABSTRACT
The following survey includes persons who have made independent
contributions to the theory of totalitarianism, the concept of political religions,
or both. As a by-product of the systematic portion of this volume, it should
be understood as a supplement to it – one that provides a comprehensive
overview of those impulses in the literature (including that of Eastern
Europe!) that either confirm, modify, supplement or criticize our approach.
In keeping with this survey’s character as a general overview, it will not
discuss these works in extensive detail. The redaction lay in the hands of Katrin Mey, who was aided by the cooperation of In˜es de Andrade, Felix
Dirsch, Karl-Friedrich Herb, Jiri Holub, Winfried Hover, Nino Nodia,
Ludwig Remmler, Michael Scha¨fer, Hans Otto Seitschek, Harald Seubert,
Thomas Stark and Hans Maier.
