Ritual Existence and the Preservation of Self-Identity in the Concentration Camps
Time, Body, and Objects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6032731 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moriya Rachmani (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-49 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American imago (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0065-860X • E-ISSN: 1085-7931 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/aim.2016.0006 |
| OpenAlex | W2336407387 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
In the midst of the horrors of the Holocaust, some Jews in the concentration camps sought to perform various ritual acts. Examining the role ritual plays in preserving self-identity in extreme circumstances, this article investigates the way in which such acts created a symbolic space as an alternative existence to the regime of death. The essay analyzes attempts by concentration camp prisoners to find in ritual a sense of time and continuity, a measure of control over their bodies, and a link with the past
Aesthetics · Art · Identity (music · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · The Holocaust · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · History · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2019 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |