The Enigma of the Swastika

The swastika was adopted by the Nazi Party in 1920. But it was neither the Party's invention, nor its discovery. Since the end of the nineteenth century, the Swastika had been spreading amongst the peoples of Europe. And everywhere, it was the sign of a new and powerful force - a deepening fascination with the arcane, the esoteric and the occult.

Svastikaen, hakekorset, har eldgammel opprinnelse i religiøse kulturer i India og Tibet, og nazistene begynte først å bruke den på 1920-tallet. Her utforsker man hvordan europeiske okkultister tok til seg svastikaen og hvordan den ble forvandlet fra et symbol for lykke til et beryktet symbol for terror.