Alba, Avril.

The Holocaust Memorial Museum Sacred Secular Space / [electronic resource] : by Avril Alba. - XI, 252 p. online resource. - The Holocaust and its Contexts . - The Holocaust and its Contexts .

The Holocaust Memorial Museum reveals and traces the transformation of ancient Jewish symbols, rituals, archetypes and narratives deployed in these sites. Demonstrating how cloaking the 'secular' history of the Holocaust in sacred garb, memorial museums generate redemptive yet conflicting visions of the meaning and utility of Holocaust memory.

9781137451378

10.1007/978-1-137-45137-8 doi


History.
Judaism.
Judaism and culture.
Cultural heritage.
History, Modern.
World War, 1939-1945.
World history.
History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
Judaism.
Jewish Cultural Studies.
Modern History.
Cultural Heritage.


Electronic books.

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