| The History of Anti-Semitism, Volume 2: From Mohammed to the Marranos Contributor(s): Poliakov, Léon (Author), Gerardi, Natalie (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0812218647 ISBN-13: 9780812218640 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Covering the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany, "The History of Anti-Semitism" presents in elegant and thoughtful language a balanced, careful assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe."From Mohammed to the Marranos focuses on the Sephardim", the Jews of North Africa and Iberia. Poliakov relates the great achievements of Spanish Jewry under the Muslim Caliphs followed by their gradual and painful decline during and after the Christian reconquest. The author explains the emergence of the Marrano culture, Jews who converted to Christianity, and the dispersion of those Jews who refused to convert in the face of expulsion and death. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Jewish Studies - History | Jewish - General - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 2003057081 |
| Series: History of Anti-Semitism |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 5.98" W x 9.1" (1.34 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Covering the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany, The History of Anti-Semitism presents in elegant and thoughtful language a balanced, careful assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. From Mohammed to the Marranos focuses on the Sephardim, the Jews of North Africa and Iberia. Poliakov relates the great achievements of Spanish Jewry under the Muslim Caliphs followed by their gradual and painful decline during and after the Christian reconquest. The author explains the emergence of the Marrano culture, Jews who converted to Christianity, and the dispersion of those Jews who refused to convert in the face of expulsion and death. |