The Resource Trauma, religion and spirituality in Germany during the First World War, Jason Crouthamel, (electronic resource)
Trauma, religion and spirituality in Germany during the First World War, Jason Crouthamel, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- "This book explores the impact of violence on the religious beliefs of front soldiers and civilians in Germany during the First World War. The central argument is that religion was the main prism through which men and women in the Great War articulated and processed trauma. Inspired by trauma studies, the history of emotions, and the social and cultural history of religion, this book moves away from the history of clerical authorities and institutions at war and instead focuses on the history of religion and war 'from below.' Jason Crouthamel provides a fascinating exploration into the language and belief systems used by ordinary people to explain the inexplicable. From Judeo-Christian traditions to popular beliefs and 'superstitions,' front soldiers depended on a malleable psychological toolbox that included a hybrid of ideas stitched together using prewar concepts mixed with images or experiences derived from the surreal environment of modern combat. Perhaps most interestingly, studying the front experience exposes not only lived religion, but also how religious beliefs are invented. Front soldiers in particular constructed new, subjective spiritual and religious concepts based on encounters with industrialized weapons, the sacred experience of comradeship, and immersion in mass death, which profoundly altered their sense of self and the supernatural. More than just a coping mechanism, religious language and beliefs enabled victims, and perpetrators, of violence to narrate concepts of psychological renewal and rebirth. In the wake of defeat and revolution, religious concepts shaped by the war experience also became a cornerstone of visions for radical political movements, including the National Socialists, to transform a shattered and embittered German nation. Making use of letters between soldiers and civilians, diaries, memoirs and front newspapers, Trauma, Religion and Spirituality in Germany during the First World War offers a unique glimpse into the belief systems of men and women at a turning point in European history."--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (272 pages).
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- 1. "Gott Mit Uns (God is on our side)": Hegemonic constructions of religious faith, nationalism and the war experience
- 2. Fatalism and faith: dissonant reactions to prescribed religious beliefs
- 3. Where is God? Breaking down and reconstructing faith in the trenches
- 4. Subjective spiritualities: alternative metaphysics and supernatural beliefs in the face of violence
- 5. "Abandoned by God": metaphysical responses to defeat and revolution
- 6. Postwar metaphysics: spirituality, religion and the memory of the trenches
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9781350083721
- Label
- Trauma, religion and spirituality in Germany during the First World War
- Title
- Trauma, religion and spirituality in Germany during the First World War
- Statement of responsibility
- Jason Crouthamel
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This book explores the impact of violence on the religious beliefs of front soldiers and civilians in Germany during the First World War. The central argument is that religion was the main prism through which men and women in the Great War articulated and processed trauma. Inspired by trauma studies, the history of emotions, and the social and cultural history of religion, this book moves away from the history of clerical authorities and institutions at war and instead focuses on the history of religion and war 'from below.' Jason Crouthamel provides a fascinating exploration into the language and belief systems used by ordinary people to explain the inexplicable. From Judeo-Christian traditions to popular beliefs and 'superstitions,' front soldiers depended on a malleable psychological toolbox that included a hybrid of ideas stitched together using prewar concepts mixed with images or experiences derived from the surreal environment of modern combat. Perhaps most interestingly, studying the front experience exposes not only lived religion, but also how religious beliefs are invented. Front soldiers in particular constructed new, subjective spiritual and religious concepts based on encounters with industrialized weapons, the sacred experience of comradeship, and immersion in mass death, which profoundly altered their sense of self and the supernatural. More than just a coping mechanism, religious language and beliefs enabled victims, and perpetrators, of violence to narrate concepts of psychological renewal and rebirth. In the wake of defeat and revolution, religious concepts shaped by the war experience also became a cornerstone of visions for radical political movements, including the National Socialists, to transform a shattered and embittered German nation. Making use of letters between soldiers and civilians, diaries, memoirs and front newspapers, Trauma, Religion and Spirituality in Germany during the First World War offers a unique glimpse into the belief systems of men and women at a turning point in European history."--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Crouthamel, Jason
- Dewey number
- 940.311
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Bloomsbury eBooks.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- Spirituality
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Trauma, religion and spirituality in Germany during the First World War, Jason Crouthamel, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. "Gott Mit Uns (God is on our side)": Hegemonic constructions of religious faith, nationalism and the war experience -- 2. Fatalism and faith: dissonant reactions to prescribed religious beliefs -- 3. Where is God? Breaking down and reconstructing faith in the trenches -- 4. Subjective spiritualities: alternative metaphysics and supernatural beliefs in the face of violence -- 5. "Abandoned by God": metaphysical responses to defeat and revolution -- 6. Postwar metaphysics: spirituality, religion and the memory of the trenches -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 9781350083738
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (272 pages).
- File format
- multiple file formats
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781350083721
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other control number
- 10.5040/9781350083738
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1238133551
- Label
- Trauma, religion and spirituality in Germany during the First World War, Jason Crouthamel, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. "Gott Mit Uns (God is on our side)": Hegemonic constructions of religious faith, nationalism and the war experience -- 2. Fatalism and faith: dissonant reactions to prescribed religious beliefs -- 3. Where is God? Breaking down and reconstructing faith in the trenches -- 4. Subjective spiritualities: alternative metaphysics and supernatural beliefs in the face of violence -- 5. "Abandoned by God": metaphysical responses to defeat and revolution -- 6. Postwar metaphysics: spirituality, religion and the memory of the trenches -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 9781350083738
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (272 pages).
- File format
- multiple file formats
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781350083721
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other control number
- 10.5040/9781350083738
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1238133551
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