Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Preface vii
5. Introduction: The German Youth Movement and the Problem of History 1
6. Chapter 1: Wandervogel, Freideutsche Jugend and the Spirit of 1813 27
7. Chapter 2: The Experience of the Past 56
8. Chapter 3: The Postwar Crisis of Experience and the Religious Turn 89
9. Chapter 4: Immanent Eschatology and Medieval Forms 119
10. Chapter 5: In Search of the Spiritual Motherland 158
11. Conclusion 187
12. Sources and Literature 197
13. Index 213