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<p><b>“<i>A Demon-Haunted Land</i> is absorbing, gripping, and utterly fascinating... Beautifully written, without even a hint of jargon or pretension, it casts a significant and unexpected new light on the early phase of the Federal Republic of Germany’s history. Black’s analysis of the copious, largely unknown archival sources on which the book is based is unfailingly subtle and intelligent.”</b><br><b>—Richard J. Evans, <i>The New Republic</i></b><br><br>In the aftermath of World War II, a succession of mass supernatural events swept through war-torn Germany. A messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores of people accused their neighbors of witchcraft, and found themselves in turn hauled into court on charges of defamation, assault, and even murder. What linked these events, in the wake of an annihilationist war and the Holocaust, was a widespread preoccupation with evil. <br><br>While many histories emphasize Germany’s rapid transition from genocidal dictatorship to liberal democracy, <i>A Demon-Haunted Land</i> places in full view the toxic

Author

Monica Black

Publisher

Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250225665

Rating

3 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24