Koenraad Logghe (born 1963) used to be a

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proponent of the European

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and former practitioner of folkish

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, founder of the ''Werkgroep Traditie'' neopagan organization (the successor of Logghe's 1983 "Order of Eternal Return" and co-founding group of the

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" in the sense of

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and

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.Logghe
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endorsed the latter's racialist position, saying that "we must go back to nature and keep our own race pure" and called for respect for the "ideals" of the Dutch volunteers to the SS "fighting the Russian threat" at the Eastern Front. From the mid-1980s, Logghe became active in right-extremist circles of the

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such as the ''Westland'' division of the ''Nationalistisch Jongstudentenverbond'' (NJSV), participating in the Belgian New Right journal ''L'Anneau''. In 1989 he joined the editorial team of the Flanders New Right journal ''

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''. From 1998 on, he has distanced himself from his fascist past, although he still maintained relation with fascists into the 2000s (decade) (Zomers 2003). The SIMPOS study group (foundation for information on social problems surrounding occult movements ) in a 2001 article in ''Religie en Mystiek'' identify Logghe as an example of right extremist tendencies within neopaganism, connecting him with the ultra-right ''Voorpost'' group. Other proponents of far-right neopaganism in Flanders include the

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Publications

* Tussen hamer en staf: Voorkristelijke symboliek in de Nederlanden en elders in Europa, 1992 * De Graal: tussen heidense en christelijke erfenis The holy grail: between pagan and Christian heritage 1997 *Ontslaap nu in mijn armen mijn lief - Het doodsgebeuren: een heidens alternatief, Traditie, 1996. * Gewoon klaproos zijn - Heidens geïnspireerde poëzie uit de Nederlanden, Traditie, 1998, *Dr. Jan de Vries, Nederlands bekendste Germanist en volkskundige, Wijnegem, Deltapers, 1996, 36p. *''Mjöllnir'', journal of the ''Orde der Eeuwige Wederkeer'' (1983–1986)

References

* E. Arckens,'' De Nouvelle Droite als ideologie tegen de Westerse consumptie-maatschappij: een benadering'', Leuven (199

External links

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*Eric Krebbers

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