The Nazi Seance: The Strange Story of the Jewish Psychic in Hitler's Circle - Softcover

Magida, Arthur J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230342043 ISBN 13: 9780230342040

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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The curious history of a Jewish magician whose greatest trick was to become the personal clairvoyant and close confidant of Adolf Hitler

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"Hanussen's life is deftly told . . . Magida weaves a fascinating tapestry of 1920s Berlin." --The Washington Post"An astonishing story, brilliantly told." --Roger Moorhouse, author of Killing Hitler"Magida paints a vivid tale of the era." --City Paper"Hanussen (and his relation to Hitler) is one of the strangest enigmas of the pre-war era. Arthur Magida has done a great service in illuminating this figure of mystery--and the light his story reflects on the growing darkness surrounding him." --Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler and How the End Begins"The Nazi Seance is a fascinating journey into the magical thinking of Hitler and his cronies, and the life of a Jewish conjuror who tried -- and failed - the ultimate magic trick: to survive Nazi Germany as one of Hitler's own." --Stephen L. Macknik & Susana Martinez-Conde, authors of Sleights of Mind: How the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals Our Everyday Deceptions"In a history that reads like a novel, Arthur Magida, gives us much more than a finely written researched and well-researched examination of the "Nazi" Jewish psychic." --Lawrence Kushner, author of Kabbalah: A Love Story"Magida's passion illuminates a thoroughly researched and engaging account of a momentous, sinister, and also at times tragicomic episode of German history." --Christopher Sandford, author of Masters of Mystery: the Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini"Arthur Magida's haunting and vivid historical portrait illustrates how opportunism and spiritual fashion flourished on the margins of the Third Reich. It is a chilling parable about the ultimate price paid by those who blindly allied themselves with brute power." --Mitch Horowitz, author of Occult America"Magida gets inside the head of the notorious Jewish clairvoyant who helped the Nazis rise to power." --Peter Lamont, author of The First Psychic"Magida's narrative takes on the palpable dread of a thriller . . . The Nazi Seance not only demonstrates the impossibility of telling the future; it also shows how difficult it is to accurately understand the present." --Urbanite Magazine"Arthur Magida's The Nazi Seance offers a fascinating and shocking portrait of a Jewish mind reader who moved into the highest echelons of German society just as the Nazi party was ramping up. It is a gripping portrait of a man who was a celebrity in his day and age and galvanized crowds. In the end, though, Hanussen was simply a mortal who could not immunize himself from anti-Semitism." --Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League and Holocaust survivor"Intriguing and disturbing." --The Mail Hanussen's life is deftly told . . . Magida weaves a fascinating tapestry of 1920s Berlin. "The Washington Post" An astonishing story, brilliantly told. "Roger Moorhouse, author of Killing Hitler" Magida paints a vivid tale of the era. "City Paper" Hanussen (and his relation to Hitler) is one of the strangest enigmas of the pre-war era. Arthur Magida has done a great service in illuminating this figure of mystery--and the light his story reflects on the growing darkness surrounding him. "Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler and How the End Begins" The Nazi Seance is a fascinating journey into the magical thinking of Hitler and his cronies, and the life of a Jewish conjuror who tried -- and failed the ultimate magic trick: to survive Nazi Germany as one of Hitler's own. "Stephen L. Macknik & Susana Martinez-Conde, authors of Sleights of Mind: How the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals Our Everyday Deceptions" In a history that reads like a novel, Arthur Magida, gives us much more than a finely written researched and well-researched examination of the "Nazi" Jewish psychic. "Lawrence Kushner, author of Kabbalah: A Love Story" Magida's passion illuminates a thoroughly researched and engaging account of a momentous, sinister, and also at times tragicomic episode of German history. "Christopher Sandford, author of Masters of Mystery: the Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini" Arthur Magida's haunting and vivid historical portrait illustrates how opportunism and spiritual fashion flourished on the margins of the Third Reich. It is a chilling parable about the ultimate price paid by those who blindly allied themselves with brute power. "Mitch Horowitz, author of Occult America" Magida gets inside the head of the notorious Jewish clairvoyant who helped the Nazis rise to power. "Peter Lamont, author of The First Psychic" Magida's narrative takes on the palpable dread of a thriller . . . "The Nazi Seance" not only demonstrates the impossibility of telling the future; it also shows how difficult it is to accurately understand the present. "Urbanite Magazine" Arthur Magida's "The Nazi Seance" offers a fascinating and shocking portrait of a Jewish mind reader who moved into the highest echelons of German society just as the Nazi party was ramping up. It is a gripping portrait of a man who was a celebrity in his day and age and galvanized crowds. In the end, though, Hanussen was simply a mortal who could not immunize himself from anti-Semitism. "Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League and Holocaust survivor" Intriguing and disturbing. "The Mail"" "Hanussen's life is deftly told . . . Magida weaves a fascinating tapestry of 1920s Berlin." -- "The Washington Post""An astonishing story, brilliantly told."--Roger Moorhouse, author of "Killing Hitler""Magida paints a vivid tale of the era."--"City Paper""Hanussen (and his relation to Hitler) is one of the strangest enigmas of the pre-war era. Arthur Magida has done a great service in illuminating this figure of mystery--and the light his story reflects on the growing darkness surrounding him."--Ron Rosenbaum, author of "Explaining Hitler" and "How the End Begins""The Nazi Seance is a fascinating journey into the magical thinking of Hitler and his cronies, and the life of a Jewish conjuror who tried -- and failed - the ultimate magic trick: to survive Nazi Germany as one of Hitler's own."--Stephen L. Macknik & Susana Martinez-Conde, authors of "Sleights of Mind: How the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals Our Everyday Deceptions""In a history that reads like a novel, Arthur Magida, gives us much more than a finely written researched and well-researched examination of the "Nazi" Jewish psychic."--Lawrence Kushner, author of "Kabbalah: A Love Story""Magida's passion illuminates a thoroughly researched and engaging account of a momentous, sinister, and also at times tragicomic episode of German history."--Christopher Sandford, author of "Masters of Mystery: the Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini""Arthur Magida's haunting and vivid historical portrait illustrates how opportunism and spiritual fashion flourished on the margins of the Third Reich. It is a chilling parable about the ultimate price paid by those who blindly allied themselves with brute power."--Mitch Horowitz, author of "Occult America""Magida gets inside the head of the notorious Jewish clairvoyant who helped the Nazis rise to power."--Peter Lamont, author of "The First Psychic""Magida's narrative takes on the palpable dread of a thriller . . . "T

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World War I left Berlin, and all of Germany, devastated.Charlatans and demagogues eagerly exploited the desperate crowds. Fascination with the occult was everywhere - in private séances, personalized psychic readings, communions with the dead - as people struggled to escape the grim reality of their lives. In the early 1930s, the most famous mentalist in the German capital was Erik Jan Hanussen, a Jewish mind reader who became so popular that he rubbed elbows with high ranking Nazis, became close with top Storm Troopers, and even advised Hitler. Assuming he could manipulate the Nazis as he had manipulated his fans, Hanussenturned his occult newspaper in Berlin into a Nazi propaganda paper, personally assured Hitler that the stars were aligned in his favor, and predicted the infamous Reichstag Fire that would solidify the Nazis’ grip on Germany. Seasoned with ruminations about wonder and magic (and explanations of Hanussen’s tricks), The Nazi Séance is a disturbing journey into a Germany as it descends into madness - aided by a "clairvoyant" Jew oblivious to the savagery of men who pursued a Reich they fantasized would last 1,000 years.

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• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0230342043
• ISBN 13: 9780230342040
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288