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March 10, 2026Open Access

Spiritual Salvation and Political Critique: Klabund’s Reconstruction of Wilhelm’s German Daodejing and Its Literary Afterlives After WWI

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YTYuan TanXZXiaoyan Zhang

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Comparative analysis reveals how Klabund reinterprets Daoism for spiritual guidance after WWI, suggesting transformative dialogue.

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze how Klabund adapts Daoist thought as a spiritual and political response to post-war Germany.
  • Comparative analysis of Klabund’s works and Wilhelm’s Daodejing translation
  • Examination of key themes and terms in Klabund’s texts
  • Literary analysis of aesthetic representations of Daoism
  • Klabund reconstructs Daoism into a 'practicable faith' for post-WWI Germany
  • His works invoke Daoist concepts like 'softness' and 'water' to address societal issues
  • Klabund critiques imperialism by integrating Daoist political wisdom into his narratives.

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Tan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69af95cf70916d39fea4dbd2https://doi.org/10.3390/rel17030338
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