Blood libel and its derivatives : the scourge of anti-semitism / Raphael Israeli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Israeli, Raphael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blood accusation--Arab countries--History--21st century.

Blood accusation.

Blood accusation--Islamic countries--History--21st century.

Antisemitism--Arab countries--History--21st century.

Antisemitism.

Antisemitism--Islamic countries--History--21st century.

Islam--Relations--Judaism--History--21st century.

Islam.

Judaism--Relations--Islam--History--21st century.

Judaism.

Relations.

History.

Islamic countries.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

xviii, 255 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick,[ N.J.] ; London, U.K. : Transaction Publishers, 2012.

Summary:

Israeli (history, Hebrew U, Israel) takes a close look at the concept of blood libel (the idea that Jews kill children and drain their blood for religious ritual purposes) and its derivative manifestations in the context of antisemitism in Christian history as well as its expressions in modern day Islamic and Arab society. The book is organized in sections outlining the phenomenon's history, modern manifestations, mapping, its appearances in the Islamic world, political uses in arousing anti-Israel sentiment and the continuing fight against this particular demonization of the Jewish people. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

what is blood libel? what are its derivatives?

An historical survey of the phenomenon

Modern manifestations of blood libel

A mapping of the phenomenon

The Islamic world and anti-Jewish blood libel

Blood libel as a political tool of struggle against Israel

The fight against blood libel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and index.

ISBN:

9781412842716

1412842719

OCLC:

711989035