Die Pest und die Juden - Mythen, Fakten, Topoi

This paper explores the relation between the »Black Death« and the persecutions of Jews in the mid-14th century. At first glance, it may come as a surprise that pogroms never took place during an outbreak (as some black legends claim). They were a phenomenon which occurred, typically, before or (sel...

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Main Author: Bergdolt, Klaus 1947-2023 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: De Gruyter [2019]
In: Aschkenas
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-62
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