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Preface vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction: Hermann Hesse: The Missionary’s Son xi part i: contexts 1 Pietism: A First Glance 3 2 The Swabian Mandarins 11 3 The Maulbronn Affair 23 4 Romantics and Pietists 39 part ii: setting out 5 Hesse’s “Religion of Art” 53 6 Peter Camenzind: Rejection of Aestheticism 63 7 Beneath the Wheel: The Anti-School Novel 71 8 Demian: Chiliastic Vision 91 9 War, Church, and State 115 part iii: turning back 10 Siddhartha: Swabian Mysticism 129 11 “Breaking the Will” 145 12 Steppenwolf: “The Hell of Myself” 161 13 Narcissus and Goldmund: Reconciliation 173 part iv: coming home 14 The Journey to the East: Narrating a Life/History 181 15 Joseph Knecht and The Glass Bead Game: Spiritual Heritage 193 Conclusion 217 Notes 223 Bibliography 267 Index 277 v Contents This page intentionally left blank ...

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