Language:
English
Year of publication:
1995
Titel der Quelle:
East European Jewish Affairs
Angaben zur Quelle:
25,1 (1995) 25-42
Keywords:
Hájek, Václav
;
Jews History 1500-1800
Abstract:
Hájek, in his "Kronika česká", relates 46 stories about Jews in the Czech Lands and abroad. His depiction of Jews shows a measure of prejudice - both his own and also of Czech society in the Middle Ages. Hájek narrates supposed religious crimes of Jews (e.g. ritual murder, host desecration, subversion of Christian faith) and also murders, poisoning, stealing, and lesser crimes. Describing banishments and other royal measures against the Jews of Prague, as well as mob violence, Hájek tends to condone the perpetrators. In the 1820s and after, Hájek's chronicle gained a new popularity among the Czech intelligentsia; it might have been a vehicle for transmission of antisemitic attitudes in 19th-century Bohemia.
DOI:
10.1080/13501679508577794
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