Separation and Its Discontents: Toward an Evolutionary Theory of Anti-Semitism
Particular attention is paid to three major manifestations of Western anti-Semitism: the development of institutionalized anti-Semitism in the Roman Empire, the Iberian Inquisitions, and the phenomenon of Nazism. All of these movements exhibited a powerful gentile group cohesion in opposition to Judaism as a group strategy, and MacDonald argues that each may be analyzed as a reaction to the presence of Judaism as a highly successful group evolutionary strategy. Because of the repeated occurrence of anti-Semitism, Jews have developed a highly flexible array of strategies to minimize its effects. These include: crypsis during periods of persecution, controls on Jewish behavior likely to lead to anti-Semitism, and the manipulation of gentile attitudes toward Jews. This controversial work challenges prevailing views. Students and scholars involved with evolutionary approaches to human behavior and Jewish Studies will be interested, as will social scientists and historians in general. |
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... 19th century consequent to increased resource competition . In many towns , Jews , Christians , and Muslims lived in a sort of superficial harmony , and even lived in the same areas , " but the slightest spark sufficed to ignite the ...
... 19th- century German anti - Semitism indicates a perception among gentiles that Jews and gentiles were engaged in group conflict . There are also detailed proposals for gentile group strategies in opposition to Judaism . German anti ...
... 19th - century Jewish apologist , argued that Jews should actively seek converts and relax requirements for conversion to counter the perception among Germans that Jews were racially exclusive ( Schorsch 1972 , 110 ) . Isolated Jewish ...
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THEMES OF ANTISEMITISM | 27 |
REACTIVE ANTISEMITISM IN | 89 |
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD | 115 |
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Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Development Robert G. Burgess,Kevin MacDonald Limited preview - 2005 |