Männerbund - teorija i realnost u Nemačkoj početkom 20. veka

Abstract

U članku autor se bavi vezom između renesanse saveza muškaraca (Männerbündova) i jačanja naučnog interesovanja za tu vrstu forme društvenog života u Nemačkoj na početku 20. veka. Iako nove forme Männerbündova nisu u potpunosti odgovarale starim formama, nema sumnje da su sva glavna obeležja militantnih Männerbündova bila prisutna u prvim godinama Vajmarske republike: kult mladosti, ekstatična iskustva, elitistička svest, kao i tendencija ka otvorenom i sirovom nasilju. Intencija autora je da ukaže na značaj uloge koju su Männerbündovi odigrali u ranoj fazi Nemačke revolucije - pogotovo u provociranju građanskog rata, širenju mržnje prema modernoj (tj. "zapadnoj") civilizaciji, obnovi starih ratničkih germanskih tradicija, borbi protiv demokratije i podrivanju trošnih osnova Vajmarske republike.

In the article the author is dealing with the connection between the renaissance of the unions of men (Männerbünde) and rise of scientific interest in such forms of social life in the early 20th Century Germany. Although new forms of Männerbünde were not entirely adequate to the old forms, there is no doubt that all main features of militant Männerbünde were present at the beginning of Weimar republic: the cult of youth, ecstatic experiences, elitist conciseness, as well as tendency towards open and rough violence. Author‘s intention is to stress the importance of the role that Männerbünde played in the early phase of German revolution - especially in provoking civil war, spreading hatred towards modern (i.e. "Western") civilization, reviving old militant German traditions, fighting democracy and undermining the fragile foundations of Weimar republic.