The Resource A demon-haunted land : witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany, Monica Black
A demon-haunted land : witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany, Monica Black
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The item A demon-haunted land : witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany, Monica Black represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch (Open with Limited Services).
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- Summary
- In the aftermath of World War II, a succession of mass supernatural events swept through a war-torn Germany. As millions were afflicted by a host of seemingly incurable maladies (including blindness and paralysis), waves of apocalyptic rumors crashed over the land. A messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores of people accused their neighbors of witchcraft, and found themselves in turn hauled into court on charges of defamation, assault, and even murder. What linked these events, in the wake of an annihilationist war and the Holocaust, was a widespread preoccupation with evil. While many histories emphasize Germany's rapid transition from genocidal dictatorship to liberal democracy, A Demon-Haunted Land places in full view the toxic mistrust, profound bitterness, and spiritual malaise that unfolded alongside the economic miracle. Monica Black argues that the surge of supernatural obsessions stemmed from the unspoken guilt and shame of a nation remarkably silent about what was euphemistically called "the most recent past."
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Contents
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- Reading signs
- A stranger in town
- The Miracle of Herford
- Soul medicine
- Messiah in Munich
- If evil is the illness, what is the cure?
- Sickness that comes from sin
- Are there witches among us?
- Kruse's crusade
- Dawn of the New Age
- Isbn
- 9781250225672
- Label
- A demon-haunted land : witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany
- Title
- A demon-haunted land
- Title remainder
- witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany
- Statement of responsibility
- Monica Black
- Title variation
- Witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany
- Subject
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- Healers -- Germany (West) -- Biography
- National socialism -- Psychological aspects
- Occultism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Psychic trauma -- Germany
- Germany (West) -- Moral conditions
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Psychological aspects
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Germany
- Spiritual healing -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Social conditions -- 1945-1955
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the aftermath of World War II, a succession of mass supernatural events swept through a war-torn Germany. As millions were afflicted by a host of seemingly incurable maladies (including blindness and paralysis), waves of apocalyptic rumors crashed over the land. A messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores of people accused their neighbors of witchcraft, and found themselves in turn hauled into court on charges of defamation, assault, and even murder. What linked these events, in the wake of an annihilationist war and the Holocaust, was a widespread preoccupation with evil. While many histories emphasize Germany's rapid transition from genocidal dictatorship to liberal democracy, A Demon-Haunted Land places in full view the toxic mistrust, profound bitterness, and spiritual malaise that unfolded alongside the economic miracle. Monica Black argues that the surge of supernatural obsessions stemmed from the unspoken guilt and shame of a nation remarkably silent about what was euphemistically called "the most recent past."
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Black, Monica
- Dewey number
- 133.40943/09044
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DD257.2
- LC item number
- .B54 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Occultism
- Healers
- National socialism
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Spiritual healing
- Psychic trauma
- Germany
- Germany (West)
- Label
- A demon-haunted land : witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany, Monica Black
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-313) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Reading signs -- A stranger in town -- The Miracle of Herford -- Soul medicine -- Messiah in Munich -- If evil is the illness, what is the cure? -- Sickness that comes from sin -- Are there witches among us? -- Kruse's crusade -- Dawn of the New Age
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250225672
- Lccn
- 2019052302
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- on1139012047
- (OCoLC)1139012047
- Label
- A demon-haunted land : witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany, Monica Black
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-313) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Reading signs -- A stranger in town -- The Miracle of Herford -- Soul medicine -- Messiah in Munich -- If evil is the illness, what is the cure? -- Sickness that comes from sin -- Are there witches among us? -- Kruse's crusade -- Dawn of the New Age
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250225672
- Lccn
- 2019052302
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- on1139012047
- (OCoLC)1139012047
Subject
- Healers -- Germany (West) -- Biography
- National socialism -- Psychological aspects
- Occultism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Psychic trauma -- Germany
- Germany (West) -- Moral conditions
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Psychological aspects
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Germany
- Spiritual healing -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Social conditions -- 1945-1955
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