Blood Libel: On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth

by Magda Teter

A landmark history of the antisemitic blood libel myth--how it took root in Europe, spread with the invention of the printing press, and persists today. Accusations that Jews ritually killed Christian children emerged in the mid-twelfth century, following the death of twelve-year-old William of Norwich, England, in 1144. Later, continental Europeans added a destructive twist: Jews murdered Christian children to use their blood. While charges that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674240936
• ISBN13: 9780674240933
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"