The Threat And Allure Of The Magical
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The Threat And Allure Of The Magical
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Author : Ashwin Manthripragada
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-11
The Threat And Allure Of The Magical written by Ashwin Manthripragada and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-11 with Social Science categories.
This collection of essays is borne out of the 17th Annual Interdisciplinary German Studies Conference at the University of California, Berkeley. The essays gathered here cover a broad range of topics moving from intersections between the occult and the political, to the entanglement of conceptions of the magical, modernity, media, and aesthetics. The first two essays primarily rely on historical analysis and present a wealth of original research. One chronicles the construction of the witch in Early Modern print media, while the other unfolds the complex relationship of an infighting Third Reich with a multifaceted occult deemed at once fascinating and menacing. The third essay in the collection combines critical, literary, and feminist theories in order to address the magical as an aspect of the fairy tale – a theme in the works of Jelinek and Adorno – and as a challenge to Enlightenment reason. The next two essays, influenced heavily by narratology and semiotics, present close readings of 19th century novellas that question the nexus of mediality and perception, magic and narrative structure. The first of these two essays deals with the liminality of the marionette as it is caught between its mechanical and marvelous qualities in E. T. A. Hoffman’s Rat Krespel (Councilor Krespel), while the latter addresses the collapse of reality mirrored by the magical collapse of metaphor in Theodor Storm’s Pole Poppenspäler (Paul the Puppeteer). The last essay rounds out the compilation with a focus on new media. With close analyses of the films in Lang’s Mabuse trilogy, this essay charts their relation to the enchantment and disenchantment of the medium of film.
Hitler S Monsters
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Author : Eric Kurlander
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2017-06-06
Hitler S Monsters written by Eric Kurlander and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-06 with History categories.
“A dense and scholarly book about . . . the relationship between the Nazi party and the occult . . . reveals stranger-than-fiction truths on every page.”—Daily Telegraph The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler’s personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the paranormal, paganism, Indo-Aryan mythology, witchcraft, miracle weapons, and the lost kingdom of Atlantis in reimagining German politics and society and recasting German science and religion. In this eye-opening history, Eric Kurlander reveals how the Third Reich’s relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Even as popular occultism and superstition were intermittently rooted out, suppressed, and outlawed, the Nazis drew upon a wide variety of occult practices and esoteric sciences to gain power, shape propaganda and policy, and pursue their dreams of racial utopia and empire. “[Kurlander] shows how swiftly irrational ideas can take hold, even in an age before social media.”—The Washington Post “Deeply researched, convincingly authenticated, this extraordinary study of the magical and supernatural at the highest levels of Nazi Germany will astonish.”—The Spectator “A trustworthy [book] on an extraordinary subject.”—The Times “A fascinating look at a little-understood aspect of fascism.”—Kirkus Reviews “Kurlander provides a careful, clear-headed, and exhaustive examination of a subject so lurid that it has probably scared away some of the serious research it merits.”—National Review
The Veiled Threat Of Magic
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Author : Natalie Gibson
language : en
Publisher: BHC Press
Release Date : 2022-12-13
The Veiled Threat Of Magic written by Natalie Gibson and has been published by BHC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-13 with Fiction categories.
A young witch with a never-before-seen ability must hone her skills to seal a portal filled with life-consuming gods, while two supernatural creatures vie for her attention in this steamy paranormal romance. Witch Christy Adams has the magical ability to create shields, but she’s still searching for her place among the Daughters of Women coven. When she comes face to face with an immortal in the forest who is a betrayer of her kind, she sounds the alarm but none of the Nephilim can see or sense him. Curious, she doesn’t betray him and finds herself oddly attracted to him. No one in the coven blinks an eye when handsome demi-god Belial swoops in and claims Christy as his own. They’ve grown accustomed to their nature and hunger. But Belial only seems to muddle her thoughts with his magical allure and she questions his intention, especially when she can’t stop thinking about the immortal she met in the forest. When it’s discovered that the veil between this world and that of the dark gods has been torn, Christy is the only one who can repair it. An impending war threatens lives and challenges even the best of witches. With no mentor, no training, and no help, Christy must do the impossible and use her skills to seal the tear. But evil isn’t just behind the veil… Graphic, gritty, bloodthirsty, steamy, and uniquely original, the Witchbound saga is unlike any other paranormal romance series you’ve ever read and is recommended for mature readers.
Religious Entanglements Between Germans And Indians 1800 1945
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Author : Isabella Schwaderer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-02-09
Religious Entanglements Between Germans And Indians 1800 1945 written by Isabella Schwaderer and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-09 with History categories.
Religion as a form of cultural expression constitutes a critical element in the relationship between Germany and India. The discovery of Indian traditions in Germany and re-interpretations of those traditions in India fueled not only new theological and philosophical explorations, but also extensive innovations in the fields of music, dance, bodily experience, and political intervention. Seeking to uncover the enfolding of colonial thought structures through presentations of the Self, while placing them in the context of global colonial value chains that connected the peripheries with the centre, this interdisciplinary volume addresses India through the lens of an entangled relationship. Adopting the position that the acceleration of communication, technical development, and colonisation locally triggered re-interpretations of the religious sphere, This volume takes a look at the period from 1800 to the end of National Socialism, tracing the strands of an Indo-Germanic religion in the making as it goes along. A special emphasis is placed on the artistic expressions of religious experience including re-enactments of musical compositions and dance configurations, which were created to embody India in Germany. This is an open access book.
The Afterlives Of The Bhagavad Gita
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Author : Dorothy M. Figueira
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023-04-10
The Afterlives Of The Bhagavad Gita written by Dorothy M. Figueira and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-10 with categories.
The book looks at insolites readings of the Gita and how they seek to fill the hermeneutical gap between readings tied to its canonical and scriptural status and those readings distant from the text's tradition.
The Occult World
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Author : Christopher Partridge
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-12-05
The Occult World written by Christopher Partridge and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-05 with Religion categories.
This volume presents students and scholars with a comprehensive overview of the fascinating world of the occult. It explores the history of Western occultism, from ancient and medieval sources via the Renaissance, right up to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and contemporary occultism. Written by a distinguished team of contributors, the essays consider key figures, beliefs and practices as well as popular culture.
Between Occultism And Nazism
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Author : Peter Staudenmaier
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2014-04-03
Between Occultism And Nazism written by Peter Staudenmaier and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-03 with Religion categories.
The relationship between Nazism and occultism has been an object of fascination and speculation for decades. Peter Staudenmaier’s Between Occultism and Nazism provides a detailed historical examination centered on the anthroposophist movement founded by Rudolf Steiner. Its surprising findings reveal a remarkable level of Nazi support for Waldorf schools, biodynamic farming, and other anthroposophist initiatives, even as Nazi officials attempted to suppress occult tendencies. The book also includes an analysis of anthroposophist involvement in the racial policies of Fascist Italy. Based on extensive archival research, this study offers rich material on controversial questions about the nature of esoteric spirituality and alternative cultural ideals and their political resonance.
Revisiting The Nazi Occult
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Author : Monica Black
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2015
Revisiting The Nazi Occult written by Monica Black and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Germany categories.
New collection of essays promising to re-energize the debate on Nazism's occult roots and legacies and thus our understanding of German cultural and intellectual history over the past century.
Satire And The Threat Of Speech
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Author : Catherine M. Schlegel
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2005-12-29
Satire And The Threat Of Speech written by Catherine M. Schlegel and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
In his first book of Satires, written in the late, violent days of the Roman republic, Horace exposes satiric speech as a tool of power and domination. Using critical theories from classics, speech act theory, and others, Catherine Schlegel argues that Horace's acute poetic observation of hostile speech provides insights into the operations of verbal control that are relevant to his time and to ours. She demonstrates that though Horace is forced by his political circumstances to develop a new, unthreatening style of satire, his poems contain a challenge to our most profound habits of violence, hierarchy, and domination. Focusing on the relationships between speaker and audience and between old and new style, Schlegel examines the internal conflicts of a notoriously difficult text. This exciting contribution to the field of Horatian studies will be of interest to classicists as well as other scholars interested in the genre of satire.
Perceptions Of Magic In Medieval Spanish Literature
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Author : Jennifer M. Corry
language : en
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Release Date : 2005
Perceptions Of Magic In Medieval Spanish Literature written by Jennifer M. Corry and has been published by Lehigh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Literary Criticism categories.
It is an attempt to capture a more comprehensive view of medieval Spain's perceptions of magical practice in order to determine why Spain did not explode into Witchcraze, as occurred in so many other European regions when the Middle Ages slipped into the Renaissance."
