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A Tale of Ritual Murder in the Age of Louis XIV - The Trial of Raphael Levy, 1669 (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R1,758
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A Tale of Ritual Murder in the Age of Louis XIV - The Trial of Raphael Levy, 1669 (Hardcover, New): Pierre Birnbaum

A Tale of Ritual Murder in the Age of Louis XIV - The Trial of Raphael Levy, 1669 (Hardcover, New)

Pierre Birnbaum; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer

Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture

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In the late seventeenth century, France prided itself for its rationality and scientific achievements. Yet it was then that Raphael Levy, a French Jew, was convicted, tortured, and executed for an act he did not commit, a fiction deriving from medieval anti-Jewish myth: the ritual murder of a Christian boy to obtain blood for satanic rituals. When Levy was accused of the ritual murder, it was the first accusation of blood libel for a century. Levy's trial, however, became a forum for anti-Jewish accusations, and although the Holy Roman Emperor and a representative of King Louis XIV both tried to intervene, they were ignored by the parliament of Metz.
Pierre Birnbaum explores the cultural, political, and personal elements that led to the accusation and shows that the importance of this story goes beyond local history: at a critical moment in the construction of the nation-state, France was unable to impose its conception of law and order on local officials. Birnbaum reveals the echoes of Levy's trial in the Dreyfus Affair and suggests that, amid the contemporary retreat of the state and the accompanying explosion of prejudice and violence, it is time to remember the tragic fate of Raphael Levy.

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Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture
Release date: October 2012
First published: October 2012
Authors: Pierre Birnbaum
Translators: Arthur Goldhammer
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages: 192
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-7404-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict > General
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict > General
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LSN: 0-8047-7404-8
Barcode: 9780804774048

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