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History, Religion, and Antisemitism (Paperback, Revised)
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History, Religion, and Antisemitism (Paperback, Revised)
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Gavin I. Langmuir's work on the formation and nature of
antisemitism has earned him an international reputation. In
"History, Religion, and Antisemitism" he bravely confronts the
problems that arise when historians have to describe and explain
religious phenomena, as any historian of antisemitism must. How,
and to what extent, can the historian be objective? Is it possible
to discuss Christian attitudes toward Jews, for example, without
adopting the historical explanations of those whose thoughts and
actions one is discussing? What, exactly, does the historian mean
by "religion" or "religious"?
Langmuir's original and stimulating responses to these questions
reflect his inquiry into the approaches of anthropology, sociology,
and psychology and into recent empirical research on the
functioning of the mind and the nature of thought. His distinction
between religiosity, a property of individuals, and religion, a
social phenomenon, allows him to place unusual emphasis on the role
of religious doubts and tensions and the irrationality they can
produce. Defining antisemitism as irrational beliefs about Jews, he
distinguishes Christian anti-Judaism from Christian antisemitism,
demonstrates that antisemitism emerged in the twelfth and
thirteenth centuries because of rising Christian doubts, and
sketches how the revolutionary changes in religion and mentality in
the modern period brought new faiths, new kinds of religious doubt,
and a deadlier expression of antisemitism. Although he developed it
in dealing with the difficult question of antisemitism, Langmuir's
approach to religious history is important for historians in all
areas.
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