Christianity, tragedy, and Holocaust literature
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Christianity, tragedy, and Holocaust literature
(Contributions to the study of religion, no. 41)
Greenwood Press, 1995
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-176) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Identifying elements of the Christian worldview that have influenced our theories of tragedy, Steele demonstrates how these theories fail when applied to Holocaust literature. The challenge of interpreting Holocaust literature is highlighted by a close investigation of the extent to which Christian thought, especially the view of transcendence, has permeated theories of interpretation. The author appeals for a new theory of tragedy which would allow an understanding of Holocaust literature without Christian interpretive biases. This book will be of interest to scholars of Holocaust literature, religion, and literary criticism.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword
Introduction
The Problem
Tragedy and the Holocaust
Necessity, Destiny, Order, Pattern
Redemptive Knowledge, Intelligibility, Self-Knowledge
Suffering, Innocence, Guilt, Tragic Magnitude
Human Affirmation, Consolatory Theism, Transcendent Values, and Tragic Pleasure
The Tragic Hero
Reflections on Christian Culpability and the Problematics of Belief
Conclusion--Toward a Workable Theory
Bibliography
Index
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