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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... crypsis during periods of persecution and commu- nity controls emanating from within the Jewish community proscribing Jewish behavior likely to lead to anti - Semitism . I also describe attempts to obtain favorable policies toward Jews ...
... crypsis come from Spain and Portugal ( Beinart 1971a , b , 1981 ; Contraras 1991 , 1992 ; Lea 1906-1907 ; Roth 1937 , 1974 ) . Crypsis occurred under the Christian Visigoths in the 7th century , under the Muslim Almohades during 12th ...
... crypsis . ) Another example of media manipulation was the effort expended to abrogate the Russian trade agreement of 1832. Over a period of three years ( 1908-1911 ) , the AJCommittee overcame complete apathy among the public and also ...
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 |