The Jew, the Blood and the Body in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8932552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesca Matteoni (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 182-200 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00155870802056985 |
| OpenAlex | W2089118227 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 28 |
The reality of the blood libel legend and accusations of ritual murder against Jews in medieval and early modern times has been widely discredited by scholars. They demonstrate instead the processes by which the exclusion of a perceived ethnical and religious enemy strengthened the communal identity of European society at that time. The aim of this paper is to look at the alleged bodily evidence of the libel—the blood—and at the controversial way in which it has been perceived by different groups of people over time. This approach illuminates the fears and beliefs that fed hatred of Jews beyond its original manifestation as a religious motif in relation to the crucifixion of Christ
Adversary · Aesthetics · Art · Hatred · Identity (music · Legend · Literature · Motif (music · Political science · Relation (database · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Sephardic Jews and Inquisition Studies
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |