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Romantic nationalism (also organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is
the form of ethnic nationalism in which the state derives
political legitimacy as a natural ("organic") consequence of race; in the spirit of
Romanticism and opposed to Enlightenment rationalism.
Romantic nationalism relies upon the existence of a historical ethnic culture which meets the Romantic Ideal; folklore developed as a Romantic nationalist concept. The Brothers Grimm were inspired by Johann Gottfried von Herder's writings to create an idealized collection of tales which they
labeled as authentically ethnic German. See Populism
and Nationalism.
See also National Socialism, ethnic cleansing, genocide
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