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"The dead do not lie": die Bedeutung des Todes im politisch motivierten Suizid im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert

"The dead do not lie": on the meaning of death in politically motivated suicide in 20th and 21st centuries
[journal article]

Graitl, Lorenz

Abstract

"Als 'altruistischen Suizid' bezeichnete Durkheim (1897) Selbsttötungen, die aus einer 'zu starken' Integration in die Gesellschaft erfolgen und deshalb nicht als Selbst-Mord verfemt werden, sondern Anerkennung als heroisches Opfer finden. Als Relikt eines archaischen Kollektivbewusstseins war diese... view more

"Als 'altruistischen Suizid' bezeichnete Durkheim (1897) Selbsttötungen, die aus einer 'zu starken' Integration in die Gesellschaft erfolgen und deshalb nicht als Selbst-Mord verfemt werden, sondern Anerkennung als heroisches Opfer finden. Als Relikt eines archaischen Kollektivbewusstseins war diese Form für ihn zum Aussterben verdammt. Im Verlaufe des 20. Jahrhunderts verschwand dieser Typ jedoch keineswegs, sondern es entstanden sogar neue Formen wie das Selbstmordattentat, das Todesfasten und der Protestsuizid. Im Artikel soll behandelt werden, was zum Aufstieg dieser Phänomene geführt hat und wie sie am besten zu analysieren sind. Unter dem Fokus auf die textlichen Inszenierungen soll herausgearbeitet werden, wie Sterben zu einem kommunikativen Akt wird und der eigene Tod so als politische Waffe eingesetzt werden kann." (Autorenreferat)... view less


"'Altruistic Suicide' was the name Durkheim (1897) applied to self-killings that result from a 'too strong' integration into society, and which are thus not ostracized as self-murder but rather acknowledged as heroic sacrifice. For Durkheim, this form was destined for extinction as a relic of archai... view more

"'Altruistic Suicide' was the name Durkheim (1897) applied to self-killings that result from a 'too strong' integration into society, and which are thus not ostracized as self-murder but rather acknowledged as heroic sacrifice. For Durkheim, this form was destined for extinction as a relic of archaic collective consciousness. In the course of the 20th century, however, this type of suicide by no means disappeared; on the contrary, new forms like the suicide attack, the hunger strike and the protest suicide evolved. This article deals with what gave rise to these phenomena and how they can best be analyzed. Focusing on textual representations, it will elaborate upon how dying is transformed into a communicative act and how one's own death can thus be used as a political weapon." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
political factors; Durkheim, E.; attempted assassination; altruism; dying; protest; political actor; death; symbol; sense; suicide; typology; motive; terrorism; staging; twentieth century; reporting

Classification
General History

Method
historical

Document language
German

Publication Year
2009

Page/Pages
p. 286-297

Journal
Historical Social Research, 34 (2009) 4

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.34.2009.4.286-297

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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