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The Devil and the Jews : The Medieval Conception of the Jew and Its Relation to Modern Anti-Semitism
Overview
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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780827602274
- ISBN-10: 0827602278
- Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
- Publish Date: September 2002
- Dimensions: 8.92 x 5.18 x 0.71 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.85 pounds
- Page Count: 278
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