A few remarks on the persistence of the legend of blood Cover Image

Kilka uwag o trwałości legendy o krwi. Na marginesie „Kłamstwa krwi” Jolanty Żyndul
A few remarks on the persistence of the legend of blood

Author(s): Joanna Tokarska-Bakir
Subject(s): Jewish studies, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, History of Judaism, Book-Review
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: blood legends; Jewish Poles and non-Jewish Poles in the 19th and 20th century; Roman Catholic Church; Narodowa Demokracja

Summary/Abstract: The article is an extended review of Jolanta Żyndul’s Kłamstwo krwi (‘The Lies of Blood’). Żyndul unearths numerous cases of accusing Jews of ritual murders, which happened in the 19th and the 20th century, and were then forgotten by the Poles. Żyndul puts the libel of the legend of blood inside a wider context of social, religious and political relations in the recent history. She revises the historical narration, which produced the oblivion by undermining the significance of those events.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 283-297
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish