Medieval Stereotypes and Modern Antisemitism
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196 pages, 6 x 9 inches,
August 1997, Available worldwide
Categories: Medieval Studies; Jewish Studies; Medieval History; European History; European Studies
August 1997, Available worldwide
Categories: Medieval Studies; Jewish Studies; Medieval History; European History; European Studies
"Chazan's unquestionable control of the sources, his often sophisticated deployment of Weber and Durkheim, and his incisive critique of the seriously flawed views of scholars with whom he is at odds, such as Gavin Langmuir, makes Medieval Stereotypes a book that must be read carefully and with respect."—Shofar
"Chazan, a distinguished scholar of medieval Jewish history, suggests here a new approach focusing on the dynamic rather than static nature of Christian hostility to Jews."—Jewish Book World
"Chazan, a scholar of high credentials, offers the fruits of careful research, patient documentation, and clarity of writing. Both well-known and new material come under his meticulous scrutiny, analysis, and structure, integrated with historic legends and contemporary developments."—Multicultural Review
"Valuable for its clarity of argument and highly readable writing style. This volume bears the fruit of many years of research and reflection on Jewish-Christian relations in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. "—Medieval Review
"Chazan, a distinguished scholar of medieval Jewish history, suggests here a new approach focusing on the dynamic rather than static nature of Christian hostility to Jews."—Jewish Book World
"Chazan, a scholar of high credentials, offers the fruits of careful research, patient documentation, and clarity of writing. Both well-known and new material come under his meticulous scrutiny, analysis, and structure, integrated with historic legends and contemporary developments."—Multicultural Review
"Valuable for its clarity of argument and highly readable writing style. This volume bears the fruit of many years of research and reflection on Jewish-Christian relations in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. "—Medieval Review
"Chazan's highly readable work raises large questions of great contemporary interest. . . . No one has made the argument, at least in so direct a way, that it was in the twelfth century for the first time that Christians began to think of contemporary Jews as a fundamentally malevolent force within Christian society."—Robert C. Stacey, author of The English Jews in the Middle Ages, 1066-1290
The twelfth century in Europe, hailed by historians as a time of intellectual and spiritual vitality, had a dark side. As Robert Chazan points out, the marginalization of minorities emerged during the "twelfth-century renaissance" as part of a growing pattern of persecution, and among those stigmatized the Jews figured prominently.
The migration of Jews to northern Europe in the late tenth century led to the development of a new set of Jewish communities. This northern Jewry prospered, only to decline sharply two centuries later. Chazan locates the cause of the decline primarily in the creation of new, negative images of Jews. He shows how these damaging twelfth-century stereotypes developed and goes on to chart the powerful, lasting role of the new anti-Jewish imagery in the historical development of antisemitism.
This coupling of the twelfth century's notable intellectual bequests to the growth of Western civilization with its legacy of virulent anti-Jewish motifs offers an important new key to understanding modern antisemitism.
The migration of Jews to northern Europe in the late tenth century led to the development of a new set of Jewish communities. This northern Jewry prospered, only to decline sharply two centuries later. Chazan locates the cause of the decline primarily in the creation of new, negative images of Jews. He shows how these damaging twelfth-century stereotypes developed and goes on to chart the powerful, lasting role of the new anti-Jewish imagery in the historical development of antisemitism.
This coupling of the twelfth century's notable intellectual bequests to the growth of Western civilization with its legacy of virulent anti-Jewish motifs offers an important new key to understanding modern antisemitism.
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