Christianity as a Trauma-Analogous Phenomenon: Nietzsche’s Critique and Therapeutic Ideas in Dawn

Kiesel D (2023)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2023

Publisher: Orientations Press

Edited Volumes: Nietzsche on the Art of Living. New Studies from the German-Speaking Nietzsche Research

City/Town: Nashville

Pages Range: 31-45

Abstract

In this article I intend to show that according to Nietzsche’s analyses in Dawn and against the background of modern theories of trauma Christianity may be understood as a trauma-analogous phenomenon. The focus is on the radical invalidation of elementary, natural human needs and the abysmal human depravity and dependence on the divine claimed by the Augustinian doctrine of original sin. Finally, I will critically reflect on Nietzsche's suggestions on the therapy of the psychological trauma caused by Christian socialization.

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APA:

Kiesel, D. (2023). Christianity as a Trauma-Analogous Phenomenon: Nietzsche’s Critique and Therapeutic Ideas in Dawn. In Günter Gödde, Jörg Zirfas, Reinhard G. Mueller, Werner Stegmaier (Eds.), Nietzsche on the Art of Living. New Studies from the German-Speaking Nietzsche Research. (pp. 31-45). Nashville: Orientations Press.

MLA:

Kiesel, Dagmar. "Christianity as a Trauma-Analogous Phenomenon: Nietzsche’s Critique and Therapeutic Ideas in Dawn." Nietzsche on the Art of Living. New Studies from the German-Speaking Nietzsche Research. Ed. Günter Gödde, Jörg Zirfas, Reinhard G. Mueller, Werner Stegmaier, Nashville: Orientations Press, 2023. 31-45.

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