Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Blood Inscriptions: Science, Modernity, and Ritual Murder at Europe's Fin de Siècle
    Blood Inscriptions: Science, Modernity, and Ritual Murder at Europe's Fin de Siècle
    Blood Inscriptions: Science, Modernity, and Ritual Murder at Europe's Fin de Siècle
    Ebook513 pages7 hours

    Blood Inscriptions: Science, Modernity, and Ritual Murder at Europe's Fin de Siècle

    By Hillel J. Kieval

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Although the Enlightenment had seemed to bring an end to the widely held belief that Jews murdered Christian children for ritual purposes, charges of the so-called blood libel were surprisingly widespread in central and eastern Europe on either side of the turn to the twentieth century. Well over one hundred accusations were made against Jews in this period, and prosecutors and government officials in Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia broke with long established precedent to bring six of these cases forward in sensational public trials. In Blood Inscriptions Hillel J. Kieval examines four cases—the prosecutions that took place at Tiszaeszlár in Hungary (1882-83), Xanten in Germany (1891-92), Polná in Austrian Bohemia (1899-1900), and Konitz, then Germany, now in Poland (1900-1902)—to consider the means by which discredited beliefs came to seem once again plausible.

    Kieval explores how educated elites took up the accusations of Jewish ritual murder and considers the roles played by government bureaucracies, the journalistic establishment, forensic medicine, and advanced legal practices in structuring the investigations and trials. The prosecutors, judges, forensic scientists, criminologists, and academic scholars of Judaism and other expert witnesses all worked hard to establish their epistemological authority as rationalists, Kieval contends. Far from being a throwback to the Middle Ages, these ritual murder trials were in all respects a product of post-Enlightenment politics and culture. Harnessed to and disciplined by the rhetoric of modernity, they were able to proceed precisely because they were framed by the idioms of scientific discourse and rationality.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
    Release dateFeb 15, 2022
    ISBN9780812298383
    Blood Inscriptions: Science, Modernity, and Ritual Murder at Europe's Fin de Siècle

    Related to Blood Inscriptions

    Related ebooks

    Jewish History For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Memoirs Of A Microaggressor

      Nov 26, 2020

      TO UNDERSTAND OUr current moment, start with public apologies. Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, surely thought he was on safe ground when he came out in favour of delaying a Philip Guston exhibition because it included depictions of t

      5 min read

    • Article

      The End of Witchcraft

      Jan 31, 2024

      The End of Witchcraft
      8 min read

    • Article

      With Holocaust Law, Poland Imperils Reconciliation With Its Past

      Feb 9, 2018

      The new law, which makes blaming Poland for Nazi war crimes a criminal offense, is meant to correct a common error about Polish involvement in the Holocaust. But it also threatens growing introspection into what role Poles did have in the genocide.

      5 min read

    • Article

      Out Of The Melting Pot, Into The Fire: Multiculturalism In The World’s Past And America’s Future

      Apr 9, 2024

      By Jens Heycke New York: Encounter Books, 2023. Pp. xi, 271. $30.99 paperback. Jens Heycke’s Out of the Melting Pot, into the Fire tells a story of human suffering and survival that I’ll never forget: a woman survives the Rwandan genocide, and yet to

      6 min read

    • Article

      An Old Beast Re-awoken, Anti-Semitism Stalks Europe, US Once More

      Apr 11, 2018

      Britain, France, the US, and Hungary have seen upticks in anti-Jewish invective and assaults in recent years. The resurgence of overt anti-Semitism stems from both an awakening of repressed prejudice and a byproduct of anti-Zionism.

      8 min read

    • Article

      The Quest For Justice

      Aug 15, 2019

      The Quest For Justice
      9 min read

    • Article

      The Church & the Holocaust

      Mar 6, 2020

      The Church & the Holocaust
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Würzburg Witch Trials

      Jan 31, 2024

      The Würzburg Witch Trials
      3 min read

    • Article

      Theories Of Conspiracy Theories

      Jun 16, 2022

      TO SEND REVIEW COPIES, CONTACT THE BOOK REVIEWS EDITOR AT DVBARRETT@FORTEANTIMES.COM Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo-History Ronald H Fritze Reaktion Books 2022 Hb, 272pp, £20, ISBN 9781789145397 There has been growing interest in recent

      3 min read

    • Article

      Jewish Life In Poland

      Dec 29, 2022

      How far back can we trace a Jewish community in Poland? The Jewish community in what is today Poland, which over time had slightly different borders, we can date back to about the 12th century. Some historians date it a little bit earlier, but it see

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Reckoning Is Yet to Come

      Apr 11, 2022

      The Reckoning Is Yet to Come
      7 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Blood Inscriptions

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Blood Inscriptions - Hillel J. Kieval

       bbook_preview_excerpt.html}ێוCdY$ŋ( )J$JH[=~;q23TT2d|@a0[7 쾌1d~D_2{%dv۬Ȉk_ε>.}_rk_xt]Uhwcݵul|x_>`]æx65µUkGvĵv7e# CWw-)ƍ/>cYϼܪ@T-巟M8Un_彆zM=s~x|1nssPlIv{_H9 s(ph_y{zK(+w?ڲ_@gi-ծۣϞ6[8H""wC?^n^Q^E$`Qfy+` =M6u[A3v^Ї:hO.7B>mR+嚡X{YA4M>s=բ;&zT Lonr>6//[o6v~N{~rBbַo?8Y$N}~!wPU*zH%=,CH[m.L(5 Uu[4qFOD(|P/Yɛ@̄/ƽ|XqsR?/Nb+[H,5vvXK8g>k/qWmkT\3τ7?6W2j(€@?Fll~ G>tźd?v1歖O st2[qeV!E>ԢB$iXWPs m_F/n?|x7Zr!zd1Dtn@_[2s&u:b b腾V05e SJQ@v|൮qC-)=5"ZJ} 7Šr}!WҨx|"^dvSv)Dq4]DyT+m6P֘MWĭ|i2~)ԷFB:Qb] ;U=λ^^BOd0_OeTMRt5=p'ضxpR[_x" t=0tCv,au]Boe<,[\)ڞ_9ڈE1b)28>4O]F5%lEJQ퐈鍘:([TJqE6Fw!/4~+ h9,vCTA+urvnf7@52K?#{9| 4[V+ ˏDvqwA쎣H- yW.!#G |>eVL~u H7*6V&6gxLe죵(&QVbe9hmp-(wrjM(< {KWi[Z8km85]OoL~tB94 nGPو?QtH b`ky.q@E+v@Fn_y l+9Vލ*^l3#iGԤ\TE Ctp H;9//yaX4.@2dZZ7pacY>n6"z`b& q|`u es  4oaO⦵UB,uSHP-:wWˎ&H*AbnPFB!~;W x 뫮'~!#@+o'14L6Cs\a f,Df(ֵ/<@LaiN' ӠL#nIKr2I@to^rgr,jPĤCNbqͺnxo]\g[~`\\{SE6M0׸WЃLnD3-GHFU`F> } ƅW3oA-NᮯfWu uߊTpr=0@  ʅxn?y0Mr[gִKZm8RuɛdKV|']\y+L`cra`CӲz僗W}vQZ0t+TɋAAmXNZ"9o@d*S.YhW?kye\D(oC&5߇r`j7tѥǍh>or@IvҒ@YI K1!=ieV=X3/*Aq*D(y9)ݖ S/.DҗUۡHVҝa~Vc 6T 0tM$SK/(P9?}[f!82D`B,TGނA9 ^ P 01?tZ@){@yat΁o78{4 U9Ukiyw2'˽r'T/Dl wX-w7F4V取@ps]GR-G N +j_~0x/6݊{HOCf!khc+]frz JޜΫ'坸D9uGu7oVA7oۉQf۳4. wUJ;E5AiqX6Cr`oܪіe0orٚs`4ٗX5"Isv?W5k2=Yp6 &sc$L—:¼!f j\SJ `4*fD.7ayY Żdv>̏W:1"suL5=,ٵ#U'LAnF%C6s~: uV6⾕)tmΜ@ <="W@͜&mZY~sW~ZIS/чn|͔Cc')R.)tnd9u(z@ݜLg\Z|;sSC#6(-g#$[NxPbX[/be1aL]nob64: 6w X_&JH#7Ow .tGMh97w*nc2`IW`#5wR,1 uMOO{f$,) dGɯ@! H'c&]-WXm^=W.~r! uLb+7/[ =u #IgV^ _gq2}Wb<Yw@V|;2Z+&yCtxUY;&;~<7" +>ɱGW.BD5AOM{ƀaő oAornoi4h0OgV`Ή]|5AuN$$Л6gd}jG/#_AD(N#?.["LF\(NO ŋiؔu=~E)!hY q%Հ6qYhZphe]ݛȥgDu#]P{H`huH !\%^ӮLfڼfzWThCXu8qzV f8}WnU&ek"9\ ɸs&2г1 $\b@kj4Lԣ [[mVLRl%e|\Uו17 R;$Ж=]Nմl1БV1( ”vRIX\#Ϩmǔ-|hg\8sd.[3>[mGA#i>􅌣w,ľfٻ6OݒKd軾0E5!*tVt%H@7o,cւ, CW˭q Їy0Z2^LF%1EۢIJRRՎf 4tF+*EB3yHFOV'dy?`9O+EIL)MLԘmՍyvj\Y,)/ք46KBnxdQ/ls$\DLo̸wEZeL˔*:8*v(m"lge1Ijs1?Mp6~AŃj@"^5 e^J6c\1E~.oUWVY7`ܲpI ^/{ƞ* 7PP86@~w{Ee u{I,n=tNXY> =7268+fИXD$TTAZ`Er/Y9!=ŭ&w>+jB.m(FpehJl#[ěU ,o{̉?td(}Md6])g !(r"rxTDMP7a81+ݡҧK>Q-M(y>ttq} |;GW_7*ãgc+ȍ.qЪ-*'Cv]OSvq d 2ZoJ5%CJAg *.)Dzy Us>8X4f6 3D/oez`Na]h&rٮfHelRB $e;z뚕F3/|R4݊c$^fKi4a%܅M4VҌE Lɼw'Y4f]F \#P=O$T*膭eIJəO|qt#nOqtʉh">Emf2p5| E/T,VX*y(>Je%Te_}]|=-a* qGPX 2O)zg # ̤C `YC%WWņ_!ZOB]z]!u$pUB&2S* nv|/uԗI3-OT%3%æ:[_P!lnW䞌,4JTG-X,!LH$Y#Ϛkm" /p?Wм\QɓLg-KBk! oć ~ܤQ03 }%ԁ>j=4&3~BzDh$V_HMjxEJqE"搷en_ \%a 5bֿY, <͈X1&iTeR' ֘Dx[DT5>Xp5<vgdYހAnu{<ؤ,ZEw +HQlڭr+8Xl ’wcdeXc:dն;nYP?_I;[yRb*U(/U= <} M65+m_u7ljWmuSVyWJHCҖ8v4XcٶHhAb,Ѳ?dz%':6Gi؆) j=jUc{nkGcv9Ұ5X'UƢioG%v&%@j,Fݓ3Ƴ坧(-b>Ƞ_gp"b ^$6f>,y*Ҕ}]4GGuT+S<:h,G0j?5Ś j`Ug1HbC/@*0َmuQpOxn$1A *v5˾nf ~ky(߿jPǺ7WZ-,43>\ivm:gݓXm0㚫<ѯd?pQ sʕIO^n/`qbXjmۋ@+4Y6f$&0״!yjm"/eV5\s>8?_ha/eth=D-k)bN2d=mj =(YlQCc5T/Y5 wZt<R JC6I"[AV3m&KB6XpUg``b Ϭlסt~Q|UO<<1Snf+_TZɆz-3gwE(B& "h`VTLZ#\:&]c=qU1%VjFqQw9-H*Scj7x6 q^&=K䞌QxQޒNAf9GT3]t4oZ2wn]o=r{sǗ_:\("0U}15*@ ]uLA2}GPߏ 9ˠ[Ϣ >ʳݨhDw-[Zr-QV aC҅VskjGxE{K]7#gQ8wM{f4CiN8>髮Nq.MǰvJ]7TjQ26bZ;qvVb졦e\}63Kb~^Ȅ?գyҁ8%Ӈ: ufaݾruӱiD;م5?PTt V|=|tNBVZ3"eYN_ oko)h;t J0dyש5kǃrNnvtFovPM6%;xů5Fߑ8F/P"Y/BDĈ _Z;簞iHfOAZg-bWW䦑z /E:(Z񶞑ٰ/mL? Ng!\ay)AA,XR3i*ϜmVGb~Ke>jŒ^Q sN৊dE$c|na֓ךV3l8R[[m8}lҰˬu)zm$ΟdW|"&%u f=8jN%>RA%W5@x$z yԔRU[0Ӡ>E}_}?]pwv$va3uD|ңRȃ oEO(+cl[>GO!'4h?6'qY3o{ &[Tf+W$>@_P[:1 ?.EN^e}+`MVjWTCwdñ+0`) :-orngMdԅE+VW;imV辥[4Z7o-6PMSx N2p_܂W D?9St!a5Kya.T-_N 4Cbfm5{6שׁ*uf֛ζb,r^fҐR;DEZga !yR&[U5q3 8Nk 8{y=QAQ5_0Cwj<3uKGI77\ c[zT3{_d BxL/ 9|l^;RBS|\N7ѡ#`fhm MqM)O$Lg+qadkH<j#R&YqIͅfqfu ]{S]P%2nB\*c4N&6d`ZΎF9mꗚA96ʎI=!3ʮ&WĬ8\zc6{LC~]Ӹ}q@3ǰpJ*6\X2􂋪Ӎ%g6f4?xt"R!R?Γ0ިǀ^+ӕ0y'ǀo4+H@(2J1 I$:r1=GՋf,VKEJXV&M[\p޻5Jj7GCxBu>)]Hk^!Σ-y(՛_c6"kH҉#H,jƖ5s <cQ©,:5o; ".cϧ2MLf:>9p8ͧzטC +ԈSnRG h;c=ӑ$.RbwiNGbqYUNpԼ" Q!LV|.yYwf/XEo}ݪ"x/sY58ZM=J#, fW=vŬ0<ަYf*·]*;pLl;]1R43[ TxK /B4uqlrOB%%mLAb Xhp`<6p%Ip[twqRRy;4ǔfcV[cU}ƴ[jH?=:S4@$2RD tqw ŀ, [FtH9F7N*[&0iS#3#.f!k2V519V-(=(`r45KA=*J`7 N2A],ՐIc1P i=Iלʵc!M Κ&c#Bog]H5^T\~Q~mi;CRXjd3-TAlgM{ue%t<ֻJb*Ôܷ7sX Rv12 =uxGŒ 9b&ɻ.Q3ec ďggz"Uл)̸׬ uuZ/S|i RW02=ݵٸ&%:o1byy(6{e\='[BWSU0.=}~3om˓,gz$tOnKoz |yv|wz, fq{SC ).Q"zLPSdy ZH+4EjΈp=?bbAh3M-Ѥ:WeR_ᐪ?/ ?]fs1-jbU4(UC5XZChXլu|mXtд|'4-/AI"yzk^JyUO{P q2p7&NI+b9J#ޘyLdN$g QnU]V`sGYbZ0]ͺs4ʫTHdoș< =k:rc~BqbRl9em/lR>u.:dp[J&|E#}\)ypYicȢ/TyD@wa=UJ1ȢyV@[A'/Zd8`|ࠈCV xFmަk@=z0J~w ~àTS^~F5:]9q\Θ%21z՗uUp}Z Po=rWq'14z5^{cU8݈{U*#31Ykz3jW-ף1JA4Uv%#*!52Z5l[z|h&\B!_CU\u]O:ip\MLЖ|.I,!Abu`N䆮Lv]Wf>uvfF!Y;+~eM IZl謺דe 3 ҚMoH=:y U?0h yx( :dn lAf[8!u( Ukt_a|QĪVQᾷx;D 'd',j"h*M`F̻pۀjpPKdsUU< %=au}=iWitSc#qc[0 fɓ.y\SBfAЦ;E9A#4pIg.ºa@|c*,n\rSs!tup|g+b|ڬH% p\qgJV,4W ucR PD}Hn;+Mod PԇX٢u@8Q|W՟'\VKbiHiY\Z eÈ!O&n R},He"H\k2ݜ
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1