The Resource The Holocaust memorial museum : sacred secular place, Avril Alba, University of Sydney, Australia
The Holocaust memorial museum : sacred secular place, Avril Alba, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Summary
- The Holocaust Memorial Museum uncovers and explores the sacred underpinnings of these increasingly influential institutions. It reveals and traces the transformation of ancient Jewish symbols, rituals, archetypes and narratives in these sites, arguing that the effect of these 'built theodicies' is to turn 'what the Holocaust was', and 'what it has come to mean', into largely redemptive narratives. Avril Alba brings these insights to bear on three major Holocaust memorial museums in the US, Israel and Australia, demonstrating how in each institution the mythic scope of these sacred visions radically transforms the meaning of the history on display, producing diverse and sometimes conflicting conclusions as to the significance and utility of Holocaust memory in the present.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 252 pages
- Contents
-
- The Holocaust memorial museum: a built theodicy
- Negative epiphany: from Sinai to Washington
- From tent to temple: resurrection in Jerusalem
- A redeemer cometh: the survivor in the space
- The return of myth to history
- Isbn
- 9781137451354
- Label
- The Holocaust memorial museum : sacred secular place
- Title
- The Holocaust memorial museum
- Title remainder
- sacred secular place
- Statement of responsibility
- Avril Alba, University of Sydney, Australia
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Holocaust Memorial Museum uncovers and explores the sacred underpinnings of these increasingly influential institutions. It reveals and traces the transformation of ancient Jewish symbols, rituals, archetypes and narratives in these sites, arguing that the effect of these 'built theodicies' is to turn 'what the Holocaust was', and 'what it has come to mean', into largely redemptive narratives. Avril Alba brings these insights to bear on three major Holocaust memorial museums in the US, Israel and Australia, demonstrating how in each institution the mythic scope of these sacred visions radically transforms the meaning of the history on display, producing diverse and sometimes conflicting conclusions as to the significance and utility of Holocaust memory in the present.--
- Assigning source
- Provided by Publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1970-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alba, Avril
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The Holocaust and its contexts
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Holocaust memorials
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Memorialization
- Sacred space
- Label
- The Holocaust memorial museum : sacred secular place, Avril Alba, University of Sydney, Australia
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- The Holocaust memorial museum: a built theodicy -- Negative epiphany: from Sinai to Washington -- From tent to temple: resurrection in Jerusalem -- A redeemer cometh: the survivor in the space -- The return of myth to history
- Control code
- FIEb17768998
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 252 pages
- Isbn
- 9781137451354
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)927158719
- Label
- The Holocaust memorial museum : sacred secular place, Avril Alba, University of Sydney, Australia
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- The Holocaust memorial museum: a built theodicy -- Negative epiphany: from Sinai to Washington -- From tent to temple: resurrection in Jerusalem -- A redeemer cometh: the survivor in the space -- The return of myth to history
- Control code
- FIEb17768998
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 252 pages
- Isbn
- 9781137451354
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)927158719
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