Veneration and Revolt
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First comprehensive study of the impact of German Pietism on the life and literature of Hermann Hesse, one of the twentieth century's most influential writers.
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Barry Stephenson teaches in the Department of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, and conducts research in religion, and literature and ritual studies. He is presently completing a book and DVD on Luther-themed festivity and religious tourism in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany.
Content
Table of Contents for Veneration and Revolt: Hermann Hesse and Swabian Pietism by Barry Stephenson Momani
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Hermann Hesse: The Missionary's Son
Part I: Contexts
Pietism: A First Glance
The Swabian Mandarins
The Maulbronn Affair
Romantics and Pietists
Part II: Setting Out
Hesse's "Religion of Art"
Peter Camenzind: Rejection of Aestheticism
Beneath the Wheel: The Anti-School Novel
Demian: Chiliastic Vision
War, Church, and State
Part III: Turning Back
Siddhartha: Swabian Mysticism
"Breaking the Will"
Steppenwolf: "The Hell of Myself"
Narcissus and Goldmund: Reconciliation
Part IV: Coming Home
The Journey to the East: Narrating a Life/History
Joseph Knecht and The Glass Bead Game: Spiritual Heritage
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index