The phenomenon of «man between life and death» in the space of the Nazi concentration camp

Abstract

The article explores the phenomenology of a special category of prisoners of Nazi concentration camps, who were in a state close to death, but for a long time did not die, being in a special, borderline state of mind and body. In camp jargon, they were called Muslims, which was not related to religious confession - the etymology of the term is controversial. The state in which the Muslims were, is an unknown phenomenon, since it is characterized by almost complete fading of mental and physical functions, the Erasure of age and sex characteristics. This category of prisoners can be considered the apotheosis of the Nazi concentration camp system.

Keywords

• concentration camp
• “muslim”
• body
• absolute evil
• pain
• suffering
• phenomenology