Re: Re: why play wagner?


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Posted by gc on July 04, 2002 at 14:12:44:

In Reply to: Re: why play wagner? posted by ahem... on July 04, 2002 at 01:27:59:

"Arian" was first used to describe a heresy in the Christian church which arose about 325 A.D. Arius preached that Christ was not divine, which contradicted general beliefs, at the time "Aryan" took a different turn in the last century when the Wagner used it -- albeit mythically -- in penning compositions glorifying Nordic Man. Wagner conjured up a potent brew of Viking, pagan and heroic folklore to energize Caucasians in Northern Europe, who had not been mixed or corrupted over the years.
The term "Aryan" -- although still a misnomer -- came to describe Germanic and Nordic people who had a sense of their own worth or destiny.
Adolf Hitler picked up on the term and made it a foundation of his regime. An entire program called Lebensborn was instituted to bring about a lineage of supermen -- of pure blood, Nordic character and powerful limb -- who would be called Aryans.

So in describing Wagners intentions as seeking the superior race or the Austrian race is actually correct.


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