Oberammergau: the troubling story of the world's most famous passion play

"Discusses the traditions and troubles of Oberammergau, from the legendary origins of its Passion play in the seventeenth century to the villagers' current and ambivalent efforts to rid their play of anti-Semitism, a charge that has stuck ever since Adolf Hitler praised its portrayal."...

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Main Author: Shapiro, James S. 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Pantheon Books 2000
Edition:1. ed.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Discusses the traditions and troubles of Oberammergau, from the legendary origins of its Passion play in the seventeenth century to the villagers' current and ambivalent efforts to rid their play of anti-Semitism, a charge that has stuck ever since Adolf Hitler praised its portrayal." -- Jacket.
Physical Description:X, 238 S. Ill.
ISBN:0375409262

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