Repentance for the Holocaust / C.K. Martin Chung.
"Develops the biblical idea of "turning" (tshuvah) into a conceptual framework to analyze a particular area of contemporary German history, commonly referred to as Vergangenheitsbewältigung or "coming to terms with the past." Chung examines a selection of German responses t...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca : : Cornell University Library,, 2017. ©2017. |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.)
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 360 pages) :; illustration. |
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| Summary: | "Develops the biblical idea of "turning" (tshuvah) into a conceptual framework to analyze a particular area of contemporary German history, commonly referred to as Vergangenheitsbewältigung or "coming to terms with the past." Chung examines a selection of German responses to the Nazi past, their interaction with the victims' responses, such as those from Jewish individuals, and their correspondence with biblical repentance. In demonstrating the victims' influence on German responses, Chung asserts that the phenomenon of Vergangenheitsbewältigung can best be understood in a relational, rather than a national, paradigm"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-348) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1501707612 1501712535 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | C.K. Martin Chung. |