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- catalog abstract "Judeophobia firmly establishes Hellenistic Egypt as the generating source of anti-Semitism, with roots extending back into Egypt's per-Hellenistic history. A pattern of ingrained hostility toward an alien culture emerges when Schafer surveys an illuminating spectrum of comments on Jews and their religion in Greek and Roman writings. He then probes key incidents, two fierce outbursts of hostility in Egypt: the destruction of a Jewish temple in Elephantine in 410 B.C.E. and the riots in Alexandria in 38 C.E. Asking what fueled these attacks on Jewish communities, the author discovers deep-seated ethnic resentments. It was from Egypt that hatred of Jews, based on allegations of impiety, xenophobia, and misanthropy, was transported first to Syria-Palestine and then to Rome, where it acquired a new element: fear of this small but distinctive community. To the hatred and fear, ingredients of Christian theology were soon added - a mix all too familiar in Western history.".
- catalog contributor b10149715.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-299) and index.".
- catalog description "Judeophobia firmly establishes Hellenistic Egypt as the generating source of anti-Semitism, with roots extending back into Egypt's per-Hellenistic history. A pattern of ingrained hostility toward an alien culture emerges when Schafer surveys an illuminating spectrum of comments on Jews and their religion in Greek and Roman writings. He then probes key incidents, two fierce outbursts of hostility in Egypt: the destruction of a Jewish temple in Elephantine in 410 B.C.E. and the riots in Alexandria in 38 C.E. Asking what fueled these attacks on Jewish communities, the author discovers deep-seated ethnic resentments. It was from Egypt that hatred of Jews, based on allegations of impiety, xenophobia, and misanthropy, was transported first to Syria-Palestine and then to Rome, where it acquired a new element: fear of this small but distinctive community. To the hatred and fear, ingredients of Christian theology were soon added - a mix all too familiar in Western history.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Who Are the Jews? 1. Expulsion from Egypt. 2. The Jewish God. 3. Abstinence from Pork. 4. Sabbath. 5. Circumcision. 6. Proselytism -- pt. II. Two Key Historical Incidents. 7. Elephantine. 8. Alexandria -- pt. III. Centers of Conflict. 9. Egypt. 10. Syria-Palestine. 11. Rome. Anti-Semitism.".
- catalog extent "viii, 306 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Judeophobia.".
- catalog identifier "067448777X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Judeophobia.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "Judeophobia.".
- catalog spatial "Greece".
- catalog spatial "Rome".
- catalog subject "305.892/4038 20".
- catalog subject "Antisemitism Greece History.".
- catalog subject "Antisemitism Rome History.".
- catalog subject "Civilization, Greco-Roman.".
- catalog subject "Classical literature History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "DS146.G8 S33 1997".
- catalog subject "Judaism Controversial literature History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Who Are the Jews? 1. Expulsion from Egypt. 2. The Jewish God. 3. Abstinence from Pork. 4. Sabbath. 5. Circumcision. 6. Proselytism -- pt. II. Two Key Historical Incidents. 7. Elephantine. 8. Alexandria -- pt. III. Centers of Conflict. 9. Egypt. 10. Syria-Palestine. 11. Rome. Anti-Semitism.".
- catalog title "Judeophobia : attitudes toward the Jews in the ancient world / Peter Schäfer.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".