Toward a definition of antisemitism / / Gavin I. Langmuir

• Autore: Langmuir Gavin I
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1996, c1990
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 417 p. )
• Soggetto topico: Antisemitism; Christianity and antisemitism; Jews - Legal status, laws, etc - France; Blood accusation; Antisemitism - Legal status, laws, etc - France; Jews; Middle East; Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East; History & Archaeology
• Soggetto geografico: France Ethnic relations
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-400) and indexes.
• Sommario/riassunto: Toward a Definition of Antisemitism offers new contributions by Gavin I. Langmuir to the history of antisemitism, together with some that have been published separately. The collection makes Langmuir's innovative work on the subject available to scholars in medieval and Jewish history and religious studies. The underlying question that unites the book is: what is antisemitism, where and when did it emerge, and why? After two chapters that highlight the failure of historians until recently to depict Jews and attitudes toward them fairly, the majority of the chapters are historical studies of crucial developments in the legal status of Jews and in beliefs about them during the Middle Ages. Two concluding chapters provide an overview. In the first, the author summarizes the historical developments, indicating concretely when and where antisemitism as he defines it emerged. In the second, Langmuir criticizes recent theories about prejudice and racism and develops his own general theory about the nature and dynamics of antisemitism.
• Titolo autorizzato: Toward a definition of antisemitism
• ISBN: 9780520908512; 0-585-18150-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248110403316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: ACLS Humanities E-Book.