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The study explores an aspect of Finland in World War II that has received little attention. The research examines how Lutheran priests contributed rhetorically to the war effort against the Soviet Union in the Continuation War 1941-1944. The war was emplotted using six dramatic analogies: apocalypse, holy war & crusade, election & mission, jeremiad, the war within, obedience and mortification. Changes from an offensive phase in 1941 to an almost chaotic retreat in summer 1944 could be explained using rhetoric that was familiar to all Finns. The material consists of texts by bishops, chaplains and other priests. Priestly power is examined using the concept of metanoia, a radical transformation of mind. The textual analysis relies on Kenneth Burke’s theory of symbolic action.

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Contents: The Continuation War – Finland – Clergy – Kenneth Burke – Symbolic action – Pastoral power – Rhetoric – Metanoia.

The Continuation War 1941-1944 as a Metanoic

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/09/2013
      ISBN13: 9783631641279, 978-3631641279
      ISBN10: 3631641273

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The study explores an aspect of Finland in World War II that has received little attention. The research examines how Lutheran priests contributed rhetorically to the war effort against the Soviet Union in the Continuation War 1941-1944. The war was emplotted using six dramatic analogies: apocalypse, holy war & crusade, election & mission, jeremiad, the war within, obedience and mortification. Changes from an offensive phase in 1941 to an almost chaotic retreat in summer 1944 could be explained using rhetoric that was familiar to all Finns. The material consists of texts by bishops, chaplains and other priests. Priestly power is examined using the concept of metanoia, a radical transformation of mind. The textual analysis relies on Kenneth Burke’s theory of symbolic action.

      Table of Contents
      Contents: The Continuation War – Finland – Clergy – Kenneth Burke – Symbolic action – Pastoral power – Rhetoric – Metanoia.

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