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The association of Nazism with the symbol of ultimate evil – the devil – can be found in the works of Klaus and Thomas Mann, Else Lasker-Schüler, and Rolf Hochhuth. He appears either as Satan of the Judeo-Christian tradition, or as Goethe’s Mephisto. The devil is not only a metaphor, but a central part of the historical analysis. Barasch-Rubinstein looks into this phenomenon and analyzes the premise that the image of the devil had a substantial impact on Germans’ acceptance of Nazi ideas. His di

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Author

Barasch-Rubinstein, Emanuela

Publisher

De Gruyter Oldenbourg;De Gruyter, The Hebrew University Magnes Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9783110395785

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Sociology

Updated

2026-03-25