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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... Semitism have throughout its history played a critical role in maintaining Judaism as a group evolutionary strategy . Parts of the book read as a sort of extended discourse on the role of Jewish self- interest , deception , and self ...
... Semitism was also common among the peasantry in the 19th century ( Harris 1994 ; Levy 1975 ) , the most virulent anti - Semitism occurred among " teachers , students , white collar workers , petty officials , and the free professions ...
... Semitic writings , blamed anti- Semitism on the activities of a few rich Jews and accepted Jewish involvement in stock market frauds as an important cause of anti - Semitism rooted in actual Jewish behavior ( Zimmerman 1986 , 80 ) ...
Contents
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 |