Sacrifice in the modern world : on the particularity and generality of Nazi myth /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pan, David, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
1900-1999
National socialism > Moral and ethical aspects.
Mythology > Political aspects > Germany > History > 20th century.
Violence > Social aspects.
Sacrifice > Social aspects > Germany > History > 20th century.
Nazisme > Aspect moral.
Mythologie > Aspect politique > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Violence > Aspect social.
Sacrifice > Aspect social > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Mythology > Political aspects
National socialism > Moral and ethical aspects
Violence > Social aspects
Germany.
History & Archaeology.
Regions & Countries - Europe.
Germany
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Violence and culture: the sublime from Kant to Adorno
  • The politics of myth in the Nazi period: Alfred Baeumler and Carl Einstein
  • Theories of sacrifice in the modern world: Georges Bataille, Rene Girard, and Walter Burkert
  • The genealogy of Nazi morality.

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