The murderous paradise : German nationalism and the Holocaust / Pierre James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Pierre, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antisemitism--Germany--History.

Antisemitism.

Intellectual life.

History.

Nationalism.

Christianity and antisemitism.

Germany.

Christianity and antisemitism--Germany--History.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Causes.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Nationalism--Germany--History.

Germany--Intellectual life--History.

Physical Description:

x, 203 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Summary:

Explores the origins of German hopes for the elimination of Europe's Jews, tracing the history of this idea from its Biblical roots and expression throughout German history.

Contents:

2. Biblical Origins of Redemptive Anti-Semitism 11

3. Early Christian Sources 19

4. Medieval German Patriotism and Hopes for the Extermination of the Jews 29

5. German Humanist Anti-Semitism and Patriotism 49

6. The Baroque Era: Tolerance and the Decline of Patriotism 63

7. Pietism's Contribution to German Utopianism 79

8. The Enlightenment and the Emergence of German Nationalism 87

9. Romantic Nationalist Anti-Semitism 99

10. A Belief in Germany: Religious Nationalism after Napoleon 115

11. Radicalization of Anti-Semitism 127

12. After the Revolution: Intellectual Redemptive Anti-Semitism 137

13. Popular Nationalism and Anti-Semitism of the Late Nineteenth Century 155

14. National Socialism: The Triumph of Redemptive Anti-Semitism 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-200) and index.

ISBN:

0275972429

OCLC:

45757723