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Tag: French Republicanism

  • Third Republic Civic Republicanism, Esoteric Movements and Protestantism in France Belle Epoque Era

    Third Republic Civic Republicanism, Esoteric Movements and Protestantism in France Belle Epoque Era

    INTRODUCTION Historical figures involved in French Third Republic (1870–1940) politics were generally opposed to the monarchy, aligning with the prevailing republican and anti-clerical sentiments of the era, though there are nuances in this time within esoteric currents. The Theosophical Society in France, officially established as a section in 1899, attracted and propelled several notable figures who were…

  • Aegean Origins and History of the Fasces: Minoan Crete to Revolutionary Republicanism

    Aegean Origins and History of the Fasces: Minoan Crete to Revolutionary Republicanism

    INTRODUCTION The fasces did not emerge fully formed in Rome and has its roots in prehistoric traditions. Few symbols encapsulate the ideals of unity, authority, and disciplined governance as profoundly as the fasces. In the American psyche, the fasces became tied to Italian Fascism, Adolf Hitler and the hellish drama of World War II. Symbols…

  • Liberté! Ou la mort! | Georges Delerue: La Marseillaise

    Liberté! Ou la mort! | Georges Delerue: La Marseillaise

    The national SPIRIT of camaraderie in the song La Marseillaise is our spirit. Égalité! fraternité! the old republican revolutionaries and soldiers yelled. Liberté! Ou la mort (or give me death)!