Language:
English
Year of publication:
1994
Titel der Quelle:
Central European History
Angaben zur Quelle:
27,3 (1994) 315-328
Keywords:
Antisemitism History 1800-2000
;
Christianity and antisemitism History 1800-2000
Abstract:
Contends that the Catholic strain of antisemitism in Wilhelmine Germany, although having many traits in common with the Protestant one, was different from the latter. Most Catholics perceived Jews as essentially belonging to a different religion (rather than race), which marked the "boundary" between Catholics and Jews in Germany. Although Catholic antisemitic writings used racial rhetoric (e.g. branding the Jews as "Orientals" in Europe, claiming that the Jews are hostile to the Church and to the German way of life), they never claimed, as did their Protestant counterparts, that "Jewish blood" presents a danger and that its admixture might irretrievably spoil the "German race." On the other hand, many Catholic authors of the period believed, to some extent, in the blood libel, which was branded as a lie by virtually all Protestant theologians. Catholic antisemitism was an important part of the subculture of the Catholic minority in Germany, especially in the rural areas.
DOI:
10.1017/S0008938900010244
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