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This groundbreaking anthology addresses the history and challenges of using "antisemitism" and related terms as tools for historical analysis and public discourse. Drawing together seventeen chapters by prominent scholars from Europe, Israel, and the United States, the volume encourages readers to rethink assumptions regarding the nature and meaning of Jewish history and the history of relations between Jews and non-Jews.
The book begins with a revised and updated version of David Engel's seminal essay "Away from a Definition of Antisemitism." Subsequent contributions by renowned specialists in ancient, medieval, and modern history, religious studies, and other fields explore the various and changing definitions and uses of the term "antisemitism" in a range of contexts, including ancient Rome and Greece, the Byzantine Empire, medieval Europe, early modern and modern Europe, North America, and the United Kingdom. The volume also includes a section that focuses on the Second World War, including the Holocaust and its memory. Engel offers a contemporary response to conclude the book.
First published in Hebrew in 2020 as a special issue of the journal Zion: A Quarterly for Research in Jewish History in cooperation with the Zalman Shazar Center in Jerusalem, this compelling collection has already had an impact on the study of antisemitism in Israel. It is certain to become a critical resource for scholars, policymakers, and journalists researching antisemitism, Holocaust studies, and related fields.
Contents
Part I: INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS
1) Scott Ury and Guy Miron: Antisemitism: On the Meanings and Uses of a Contested Term
2) David Engel: Thinking about "Antisemitism"
Part II: METHODOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS
3) Amos Morris-Reich: History and Noise
4) Susannah Heschel: Erotohistoriography: Sensory and Emotional Dimensions of Antisemitism
5) Stefanie Schüler-Springorum: Toward Entanglement
Part III: PREMODERN CONTEXTUALIZATIONS
6) Adi Ophir and Ishay Rosen-Zvi: Separatism, Judeophobia, and the Birth of the Goy: On the Chickens and the Egg
7) Youval Rotman: Antisemitism and Islamophobia: A Medieval Comparison
8) Tzafrir Barzilay: The Term "Antisemitism" as a Category for the Study of Medieval Jewish History
Part IV: MODERN CONTESTATIONS
9) Ofri Ilany: Feverish Preference: Philosemitism, Anti-antisemitism and Their Critics
10) Gershon Bacon: Cautious Use of the Term "Antisemitism" for Lack of an Alternative: Interwar Poland as a Case Study
11) Eli Lederhendler: America and the Keyword Battle Over "Antisemitism"
12) Arie M. Dubnov: "Fog in Channel - Continent Cut Off" Remarks on Antisemitism, Pride, and Prejudice in Britain
13) David Feldman: A Retreat from Universalism: Opposing and Defining Antisemitism and Islamophobia
in Britain, ca. 1990-2018
Part V: POST-HOLOCAUST RUMINATIONS
14) Havi Dreifuss: In Defense of the Concept of "Antisemitism" in Holocaust Studies
15) Amos Goldberg and Raz Segal: "Antisemitism" as a Question in Holocaust Studies
16) Karma Ben-Johanan: Is Christian Antisemitism Possible? A History of an Intra-Catholic Debate (1965-2000)
VI: CONCLUDING EXPLANATIONS
17) David Engel, Can the Circle Be Broken?
