Antisemitic Myths

by Perry, Marvin

• ISBN13: 9780253219503
• ISBN10: 0253219507
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-30
• Publisher: Ingram Book Co

Summary

The current revival of antisemitism in Europe and the demonization of Jews in parts of the Muslim world give special importance to the exposure of the myths and lies that for centuries led people to regard Jews as the dangerous "other" and that led to violence and persecution. This provocative anthology presents 90 documents that focus on the nature, evolution, and meaning of the principal myths that have made antisemitism such a lethal force in history: Jews as deicides, ritual murderers, agents of Satan, international conspirators, and conniving, unscrupulous Shylocks. Also included are documents illustrating the recent revival of classical myths about Jews among black nationalists, Holocaust deniers, and Islamic fundamentalists.

Author Biography

Marvin Perry is Professor Emeritus of History at Baruch College, City University of New York. He is author of An Intellectual History of Modern Europe.

Frederick M. Schweitzer is Professor Emeritus of History and Director of the Holocaust Research Center at Manhattan College. He is author of A History of The Jews Since The First Century A. D.

They are coauthors of Antisemitism: Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Medieval and Early Modern
Christian Demonization of the Jews	p. 5
The Libel of Ritual Murder	p. 11
The Accusation of Host Desecration	p. 20
Jews Blamed for the Black Death	p. 26
Expulsion of the Jews from Spain	p. 29
The Spanish Inquisition and the Conversos	p. 34
The Persecution of Portuguese Jews	p. 38
Luther and the Jews	p. 43
The Misuse of Learning: The Professor as Antisemite	p. 49
Modern
Voltaire: The Philosophe as Antisemite	p. 57
Continuing Catholic Anti-Judaism and Antisemitism	p. 65
The Jew as Evil Capitalist: Marx and Sombart	p. 75
French Antisemitism and the Dreyfus Affair	p. 90
German Volkish Antisemitism	p. 104
Zionism as a Defense against Jew-Hatred	p. 120
Persecution and Pogroms in Tsarist Russia	p. 127
The Myth of an International Jewish Conspiracy	p. 138
The Intensification of German Antisemitism after World War I	p. 156
The Worldview of Adolf Hitler	p. 161
Nazi Racial Culture: The Corruption of the Intellect	p. 174
The Jew in Nazi Wartime Propaganda	p. 190
The Holocaust (Shoah)	p. 199
Contemporary
The Catholic Church Confronts Its Antisemitic Past	p. 219
Protestant Churches Confront Their Antisemitic Past	p. 236
Antisemitism in the Soviet Union and the New Russia	p. 247
The Lingering Appeal of Nazism in Germany	p. 264
Neo-Nazi Antisemitism in the United States: A Radical Fringe	p. 272
Holocaust Denial: A Neo-Nazi Mythology	p. 283
African American Antisemitism: The Nation of Islam	p. 291
Muslim Antisemitism: Recycling Old Myths	p. 307
Bibliography	p. 337
Detailed Table of Contents	p. 343
Index	p. 348
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