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Black Magic Woman
Gender and the Occult in Weimar Germany
Taschenbuch von Barbara Hales
Sprache: Englisch

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This book is a study of women¿s involvement in occult practices in Weimar Germany. Women during the Weimar period experienced an unprecedented level of liberation. This included a greatly increased role in the work force as well as participation in other realms that were traditionally the province of men. They were also given the liberty to be more outwardly sexualized. Women engaging in occult practices during this period present an interesting example of the liberated woman. The occult woman reversed all traditional gender roles by the pretense of possessing powers that threatened male dominance.

The book investigates the significance of the occult in the Weimar period by drawing on popular, scientific, and legal writings of women¿s involvement in the occult. In addition to examining reports of women engaging in actual occult practices (expressive dance, mediumism, and witchcraft), this book also considers various fictional depictions of women as demonic or as possessing supernatural powers (ghosts, vampires, and monsters). The author contends that both actual practices, as well as fictional depictions, constructed an imaginary female identity as a dangerous and grotesque monster.
This book is a study of women¿s involvement in occult practices in Weimar Germany. Women during the Weimar period experienced an unprecedented level of liberation. This included a greatly increased role in the work force as well as participation in other realms that were traditionally the province of men. They were also given the liberty to be more outwardly sexualized. Women engaging in occult practices during this period present an interesting example of the liberated woman. The occult woman reversed all traditional gender roles by the pretense of possessing powers that threatened male dominance.

The book investigates the significance of the occult in the Weimar period by drawing on popular, scientific, and legal writings of women¿s involvement in the occult. In addition to examining reports of women engaging in actual occult practices (expressive dance, mediumism, and witchcraft), this book also considers various fictional depictions of women as demonic or as possessing supernatural powers (ghosts, vampires, and monsters). The author contends that both actual practices, as well as fictional depictions, constructed an imaginary female identity as a dangerous and grotesque monster.
Über den Autor
Barbara Hales is Associate Professor of History and Humanities at the University of Houston¿Clear Lake. Her research focuses on the cultural and intellectual history of Weimar and Nazi Germany. She has published numerous articles in journals such as German Quarterly, Monatshefte, and Seminar. She recently coedited the volumes Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema 1928¿1936 (with Mihaela Petrescu and Valerie Weinstein) for Camden House and Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar Film (with Valerie Weinstein) for Berghahn. Dr. Hales is President of the Houston-based organization Center for Medicine After the Holocaust.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS: The Occult Woman as Metaphor for Weimar's New Woman - The Ghost - The Vampire and the Monster Double - The Witch and the Gypsy - The Trance-Dancer and Medium.

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Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture
ISBN-13: 9781789976816
ISBN-10: 1789976812
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hales, Barbara
Redaktion: Watanabe-O'Kelly, Helen
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Barbara Hales
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.2021
Gewicht: 0,323 kg
Artikel-ID: 119665915
Über den Autor
Barbara Hales is Associate Professor of History and Humanities at the University of Houston¿Clear Lake. Her research focuses on the cultural and intellectual history of Weimar and Nazi Germany. She has published numerous articles in journals such as German Quarterly, Monatshefte, and Seminar. She recently coedited the volumes Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema 1928¿1936 (with Mihaela Petrescu and Valerie Weinstein) for Camden House and Rethinking Jewishness in Weimar Film (with Valerie Weinstein) for Berghahn. Dr. Hales is President of the Houston-based organization Center for Medicine After the Holocaust.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS: The Occult Woman as Metaphor for Weimar's New Woman - The Ghost - The Vampire and the Monster Double - The Witch and the Gypsy - The Trance-Dancer and Medium.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture
ISBN-13: 9781789976816
ISBN-10: 1789976812
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hales, Barbara
Redaktion: Watanabe-O'Kelly, Helen
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Barbara Hales
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.2021
Gewicht: 0,323 kg
Artikel-ID: 119665915
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