Die Hölle von Auschwitz: Metapher und Realität
The words "Hell" as well as "Auschwitz" are both characterized by a high signalling effect. Both words get attention, especially when they are combined as ?Hell of Auschwitz?. The old idea of hell as post mortal place gets new attention as premortal, cruel, historical reality, wh...
| Subtitles: | Hölle |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
2023
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| In: |
Jahrbuch für biblische Theologie
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Pages: 299-356 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hell
/ Auschwitz concentration camp
/ Cruelty
/ Transcendence
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| RelBib Classification: | KBB German language area TK Recent history |
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| Summary: | The words "Hell" as well as "Auschwitz" are both characterized by a high signalling effect. Both words get attention, especially when they are combined as ?Hell of Auschwitz?. The old idea of hell as post mortal place gets new attention as premortal, cruel, historical reality, which possibly could return at all times. At first view it seems to be clear what the metaphor ?hell? means. But what is its more specific meaning? Does the metaphorical use of it coincide with historical facts? Or is its use even dissembling? What specificity does it get looking on the everyday life also of other concentration camps? Starting with the general question of who is authorised to express the reality of Auschwitz, this article deals with the questions indicated above. It becomes clear, that the "Hell of Auschwitz" is human induced. Speaking of it evokes a requirement of transcendence, which neither can be caught up historically nor metaphorically. |
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| ISSN: | 2567-9392 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Jahrbuch für biblische Theologie
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.13109/9783666558719.299 |