Dictionary of Antisemitism from the Earliest Times to the Present

Robert Michael, Philip Rosen

Scarecrow Press, 2007 - History - 489 pages

The term 'antisemitism' was coined by Wilhelm Marr in 1879. Marr's secular, political racism existed inconsistently alongside his religious anti-Semitism. His self-proclaimed goal was 'to free Christianity from the yoke of Judaism.' While the term might not have existed before the 19th century, the persecution of the Jewish people dates back more than three thousand years. The Dictionary of Antisemitism is the first and only dictionary ever published that is dedicated solely to this subject. Spanning 3,000 years of antagonism to Jews, the dictionary details not only 'the longest hatred, ' but also the most widespread, covering the five major continents. A comprehensive scholarly introduction discusses the definitions, causes, and varieties of antisemitism before the dictionary gets into the specifics. The dictionary section itself contains 2,500 entries, ranging from 'Aaron of Lincoln' to 'Zyklon.' Entries can be found on all forms of antisemitism, such as ancient, medieval, and modern antisemitism; pagan, Christian, and Muslim antisemitism; and religious, economic, psychosocial, racial, cultural, and political antisemitism. This essential dictionary provides comprehensive coverage on this compelling subject, and as such, it will remain important for years to come.

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From "Aaron of Lincoln" to "Zyklon," 2500 A-to-Z entries spanning 3000 years and covering the five major continents comprise this comprehensive, first-ever dictionary of, e.g., symbols, terms, dates ...

Dictionary of antisemitism from the earliest times to the present

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From "Aaron of Lincoln" to "Zyklon," 2500 A-to-Z entries spanning 3000 years and covering the five major continents comprise this comprehensive, first-ever dictionary of, e.g., symbols, terms, dates ...

About the author

Robert Michael is Professor Emeritus of European History at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, serves on the graduate faculty of Florida Gulf Coast University, and has authored a dozen books on the History of Antisemitism and the Holocaust. Philip Rosen, former Educational Director of the Goodwin Holocaust Museum in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is the author of several books and chapters in books on the Holocaust. He served on the editorial committee of the New Jersey Curriculum Committee on the Holocaust and Genocide and currently teaches at Temple and Arcadia Universities.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dictionary of Antisemitism from the Earliest Times to the Present
• Authors: Robert Michael, Philip Rosen
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0810858681, 9780810858688
• Length: 489 pages
• Subjects: History / Jewish; History / Reference; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social