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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958481403321

Autore

Santaniello Weaver <1958->

Titolo

Nietzsche, God, and the Jews : his critique of Judeo-Christianity in relation to the Nazi myth / / by Weaver Santaniello ; foreword by David Tracy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1994

ISBN

9781438418643

1438418647

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

261.2/6/092

Soggetti

Christianity and antisemitism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Front Cover""; ""Half Title Page ""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table Of Contents""; ""FOREWORD""; ""ABBREVIATIONS OF NIETZSCHE'S WORKS AND LETTERS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Nietzsche's Life and Cultural Christianity, 1844-1900""; ""Nietzsche's Early Years and the Break with Wagner""; ""Zarathustra's World contra the Sister's""; ""Christianity, Culture, and the Yolk""; ""The Mature Writings, 1883-1888""; ""Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Creation, Redemption, and the Birth of a Dancing Star""

""Toward the Genealogy of Morals: The Dionysian Drama of the Destiny of the Soul""""Antichrist: The Justice of Yahweh versus the Judgment of Christ""; ""Back Matter""; ""Conclusion: The Nazis' Mythologizing of Nietzsche""; ""NOTES""; ""SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

Combining biography and a careful analysis of Nietzsche's writings from 1844-1900, this book explores Nietzsche's critique of Christianity, Judaism, and antisemitism. The first part of the book is concerned with psychological aspects and biographical elements. Part Two focuses on the ethical and political aspects of Nietzsche's views as presented in his mature writings: Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Toward the Genealogy of Morals, and the Antichrist.