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The Blood libel legend : a casebook in anti-Semitic folklore

Annotation An assemblage of essays all treating the bizarre and dangerous blood libel legend, which goes back at least to the 12th century in Europe and continues into the 20th. According to this legend, Jews murder an innocent Christian infant or child for the ritual purpose of mixing the victim's blood with their matzah around Easter time. Paper edition (unseen), $17.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

eBook, English, ©1991
University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wis., ©1991