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A JPS bestseller, this is the definitive work of scholarship on the medieval conception of the Jew as devil - literally and figuratively. Through documents, analysis, and illustrations, the book exposes the full spectrum of the Jew's demonization as devil, sorcerer, and ritual murderer. The author reveals how these myths still exist in transmuted form in the modern era.

The Devil and the Jews

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    A Paperback / softback by Joshua Trachtenberg, Marc Saperstein

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      Publisher Jewish Publication Society
      Published 27 September 2002
      ISBN-13 9780827602274
      978-0827602274
      ISBN-10 0827602278
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      European history: medieval period, middle ages Social and cultural history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A JPS bestseller, this is the definitive work of scholarship on the medieval conception of the Jew as devil - literally and figuratively. Through documents, analysis, and illustrations, the book exposes the full spectrum of the Jew's demonization as devil, sorcerer, and ritual murderer. The author reveals how these myths still exist in transmuted form in the modern era.

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