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Judeophobia firmly establishes Hellenistic Egypt as the generating source of anti-Semitism, with roots extending back into Egypt's per-Hellenistic history.
A pattern of ingrained hostility toward an alien culture emerges when Schafer surveys an illuminating spectrum of comments on Jews and their religion in Greek and Roman writings. He then probes key incidents, two fierce outbursts of hostility in Egypt: the destruction of a Jewish temple in Elephantine in 410 B.C.E. and the riots in Alexandria in 38 C.E. Asking what fueled these attacks on Jewish communities, the author discovers deep-seated ethnic resentments.
It was from Egypt that hatred of Jews, based on allegations of impiety, xenophobia, and misanthropy, was transported first to Syria-Palestine and then to Rome, where it acquired a new element: fear of this small but distinctive community. To the hatred and fear, ingredients of Christian theology were soon added - a mix all too familiar in Western history.
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Controversial literature, Classical literature, Civilization, Greco-Roman, Antisemitism, Judaism, History and criticism, History, Antisemitismo, Antisemitisme, Littérature ancienne, Prejudice, Jews, Judaïsme, Joden, Histoire, Ouvrage de controverse, Histoire et critique, Antisémitisme, 15.51 Antiquity, Civilisation gréco-romaine, Oudheid, Jews, history, to 586 b.c., Judaism, apologetic works, Classical literature, history and criticism, Greece, history, Rome, historyShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Judeophobia: Attitudes toward the Jews in the Ancient World
October 1, 1998, Harvard University Press
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Judeophobia: Attitudes toward the Jews in the Ancient World
April 1, 1997, Harvard University Press
Hardcover
in English
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