
The Memory of Power and Abuse of Power
Böhlau (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 8. September 2025
Book
Hardback
236 pages
978-3-412-53301-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume approaches the memory of abuses of power in past and present societies from a transdisciplinary perspective. On the one hand methodological approaches and schemes of analysis are developed from the point of view of philosophy and theory of history, history didactics, literary studies, anthropology, Church and religious history. On the other hand, the contributions deal with case studies that pay special attention to the Holocaust, to mass violence and war, the history of slavery, missionary history and sexual abuse. The focus is on narratives of memory, politics of history, the relation between historiography, public memory, restitution and reparation, but also on empowerment and participation in civil society and by victims of violence in the creation of public memory, spaces of commemoration and memorials regarding instances of abuse of power.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Köln
Germany
Illustrations
incl. 11 col. fig.
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
536 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-412-53301-4 (9783412533014)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Franziska Metzger | Paul Oberholzer | Hans Zollner
The Memory of Power and Abuse of Power
E-Book
09/2025
1st Edition
Böhlau
€60.00
Available for download
Persons
Editor
Franziska Metzger ist Professorin für Geschichte an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Luzern.
Paul Oberholzer lehrt mittelalterliche Geschichte an der Fakultät für Kirchengeschichte an der Päpstlichen Universität Gregoriana in Rom.
Hans Zollner ist Theologe, Psychologieprofessor und Psychotherapeut. Er leitet das römische "Centre for Child Protection" (CCP) und berät Bischöfe und Priesterausbilder in Sachen Missbrauchs-Prävention.
Contributions
Paul Schroffner SJ ist wissenschaftlich an der Philosophisch-Theologischen Hochschule St. Georgen, Frankfurt, tätig.
Series Editor
Franziska Metzger ist Professorin für Geschichte an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Luzern.
Dimiter Daphinoff ist emeritierter Professor für Englische Literatur an der Universität Freiburg.