The modernity of others : Jewish anti-Catholicism in Germany and France / / Ari Joskowicz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819943003321
• Autore: Joskowicz Ari
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-8047-8840-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
• Collana: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C; Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture
• Disciplina: 305.892/404
• Soggetti: Anti-Catholicism - Germany - History - 19th century; Anti-Catholicism - France - History - 19th century; Anti-clericalism - Germany - History - 19th century; Anti-clericalism - France - History - 19th century; Jews - Germany - Politics and government - 19th century; Jews - France - Politics and government - 19th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Antisemitism, Anti-Catholicism, and Anticlericalism -- 2. Jewish Anticlericalism and the Making of Modern Citizenship in the Late Enlightenment -- 3. Romanticism, Catholicism, and Oppositional Anticlericalism -- 4. Reforming Judaism, Defending the Family: Jews in the Catholic–Liberal Conflicts at Midcentury -- 5. Jews in the Transnational Culture Wars: Secularism and Anti-Papal Rhetoric -- 6. Representative Secularism: Jewish Members of Parliament and Religious Debate -- 7. Nationalism, Antisemitism, and the Decline of Jewish Anti-Catholicism -- Conclusion: Rethinking European Secularism from a Minority Perspective -- Abbreviations in the Endnotes -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The most prominent story of 19th century German & French Jewry has focused on Jews' adoption of liberal middle-class values. Joskowicz points to an equally powerful aspect of modern Jewish history: the extent to which German and French Jews sought to become modern by ; criticising the anti-modern positions of the Catholic Church. From the moment in which Jews began to enter the fray of modern European politics, they found that Catholicism served as a convenient foil that helped them define what it meant to be a good citizen, to practice a respectable religion, and to have a healthy family life.