Bibliograph

Antisemitism, Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present, by Marvin Perry, Frederick M. Schweitzer

Type

Label

Antisemitism, Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present, by Marvin Perry, Frederick M. Schweitzer

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Antisemitism

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

560189311

Responsibility statement

by Marvin Perry, Frederick M. Schweitzer

Series statement

Springer

Sub title

Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present

Summary

In this provocative book, Marvin Perry and Frederick M. Schweitzer analyze the lies, misperceptions, and myths about Jews and Judaism that anti-semites have propagated throughout the centuries. Beginning with antiquity, and continuing into the present day, the authors explore the irrational fabrications that have led to numerous acts of violence and hatred against Jews. The book examines ancient and medieval myths central to the history of anti-semitism: Jews as 'Christ-killers', instruments of Satan, and ritual murderers of Christian children. It also explores the scapegoating of Jews in the modern world as conspirators bent on world domination; extortionists who manufactured the Holocaust as a hoax designed to gain reparation payments from Germany; and the leaders of the slave trade that put Africa in chains. No other book has focused its attention exclusively on a thematic discussion of historic and contemporary anti-semitic myths, covering such an expansive scope of time, and allowing for such a painstaking level of exemplification. Anti-semitism is an essential book that will serve as a corrective to bigotry, stereotype, and historical distortion.--, Provided by publisher

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