The Devil and the Jews - The Medieval Conception of the Jew and Its Relation to Modern Anti-Semitism (Paperback)
Joshua TrachtenbergThe Devil and the Jews presents the medieval conception of the Jew as devil-literally and figuratively. Through documents, analysis, and illustrations, the book exposes the full spectrum of the Jew's demonization as devil, sorcerer, blasphemer, and ritual murderer; as desecrator and heretic; as usurer infidel. Trachtenberg reveals, in a chilling study, how these myths, peculiar to Christian Europe in the late Middle Ages, still exist transmuted form today.
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The Devil and the Jews presents the medieval conception of the Jew as devil-literally and figuratively. Through documents, analysis, and illustrations, the book exposes the full spectrum of the Jew's demonization as devil, sorcerer, blasphemer, and ritual murderer; as desecrator and heretic; as usurer infidel. Trachtenberg reveals, in a chilling study, how these myths, peculiar to Christian Europe in the late Middle Ages, still exist transmuted form today.
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Imprint | Jewish Publication Society |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | November 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | September 2002 |
Authors | Joshua Trachtenberg |
Foreword by | Marc Saperstein |
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade / Trade |
Pages | 278 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8276-0227-4 |
Barcode | 9780827602274 |
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LSN | 0-8276-0227-8 |
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