Full Description
The diagnosis of Jewish self-hatred has become almost a commonplace in contemporary cultural and political debates, but the concept's origins are not widely appreciated. In its modern form, it received its earliest and fullest expression in Theodor Lessing's 1930 book Der judische Selbsthass. Written on the eve of Hitler's ascent to power, Lessing's hotly contested work has been variously read as a defense of the Weimar Republic, a platform for anti-Weimar sentiments, an attack on psychoanalysis, an inspirational personal guide, and a Zionist broadside. This new edition makes a seminal text in Jewish thought accessible to English readers for the first time.
Contents
Translator's Preface
Peter C. Appelbaum
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Sander L. Gilman
ATRIUM
Chapter 1. Jewish Destiny in the East - History as Meaning - How to Apportion Blame
Chapter 2. Jewish Destiny in the West - The Class Struggle, Antisemitism and Zionism
Chapter 3. The Psychology and Pathology of Self-hate - The Logic and Morality of Self-Hate - Prophets and Psalmists
Chapter 4. The Impractical Dreamer - Six Symbolic Figures - Present Day Examples
Chapter 5. The Suffering of Self-hate - Its Three Paths - Healing
SIX LIFE STORIES
Paul Ree
Otto Weininger
Arthur Trebitsch
Max Steiner
Walter Cale
Maximilian Harden
VAULT
Afterword
Paul Reitter
