Frischobst und Okkultismus als Heilswege: Konversionen im alternativkulturellen Milieu Leipzigs um 1900
During the time of the Wilhelmine Empire, there were multiple interdependencies between adherents of the life reform movement (vegetarians, naturopathists, nudists, etc.) and new religious movements such as esoteric groups like the theosophists in the alternative cultural milieu around 1900. These n...
| Published in: | Medizin, Gesellschaft und Geschichte |
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Year: 2008, Volume: 27, Pages: [205]-246 |
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| Summary: | During the time of the Wilhelmine Empire, there were multiple interdependencies between adherents of the life reform movement (vegetarians, naturopathists, nudists, etc.) and new religious movements such as esoteric groups like the theosophists in the alternative cultural milieu around 1900. These networks became visible in the form of double memberships in associations. However, there were also ambiguous affiliations, migration between groups and syncretistic2 beliefs without institutional belonging3. The similarity between patterns of argumentation for this specific lifestyle and the congruence of chosen goals, ways and goods of salvation become particularly clear in this context. These forms of “methodical lifestyle” may lead to the development of a specific ethos or habitus (Max Weber).4 To illustrate these processes, this article analyses the report of a Leipzig lady who ate raw fruits and vegetables only, and examines her broader social context. Thereby the analysis will employ sociological theories of conversion to explain the case of Hedwig Bresch. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: S. 240-246 |
| ISSN: | 0939-351X |
| Contains: | In: Medizin, Gesellschaft und Geschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15496/publikation-42391 HDL: 10900/101011 |