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A Science for the Soul: Occultism and the Genesis of the German Modern
Corinna Treitel
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Description for A Science for the Soul: Occultism and the Genesis of the German Modern
Hardback. Throughout, A Science for the Soul examines German occultism in its broadest cultural setting as a key aspect of German modernism, offering new insights into how Germans met the challenge of pursuing meaningful lives in the modern age. Num Pages: 376 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Germany's painful entry into the modern age elicited many conflicting emotions. Excitement and anxiety about the "disenchantment of the world" predominated, as Germans realized that the triumph of science and reason had made the nation materially powerful while impoverishing it spiritually. Eager to enchant their world anew, many Germans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries responded by turning to a variety of paranormal beliefs and practices-including Theosophy, astrology, psychical research, graphology, dowsing, and spirit healing. No mere fringe phenomenon, the German occult movement had a truly national presence, encompassing hundreds of clubs, businesses, institutes, and publishers providing and ... Read more
Germany's painful entry into the modern age elicited many conflicting emotions. Excitement and anxiety about the "disenchantment of the world" predominated, as Germans realized that the triumph of science and reason had made the nation materially powerful while impoverishing it spiritually. Eager to enchant their world anew, many Germans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries responded by turning to a variety of paranormal beliefs and practices-including Theosophy, astrology, psychical research, graphology, dowsing, and spirit healing. No mere fringe phenomenon, the German occult movement had a truly national presence, encompassing hundreds of clubs, businesses, institutes, and publishers providing and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801878121
SKU
V9780801878121
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About Corinna Treitel
Corinna Treitel is an assistant professor of history at Wellesley College.
Reviews for A Science for the Soul: Occultism and the Genesis of the German Modern
An important addition to the growing historiography that affirms that terms like 'irrationalism' fall short of describing the complex of Nazi Culture during the 1930s and 40s. Times Literary Supplement 2004 Treitel offers a social history of the German occult, panoramic in scope, which seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of a variety of occult organizations and their relationship to ... Read more