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The Rhetoric of Antisemitism

From the Origins of Christianity and Islam to the Present
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The Rhetoric of Antisemitism focuses on the initial struggle Christianity experienced with Judaism, intensifying a hatred thereof, and settling on a religious dogma of eternal guilt meant to perpetuate antisemitism for eternity. Kiewe tackles the similar approach Islam has taken in its tension with Judaism and how it was turned centuries later into the Arab-Israeli conflict, significantly with the help of Nazi-antisemitism and propaganda. This book discusses the significant rise of antisemitism in the 19th and 20th centuries, including the forgery pamphlet The Protocols of the Elders of Zion that promoted the charge of Jewish world domination, and the more recent Durban Conference (2001) as a major turning point in conflating antisemitism and anti-Zionism, including the linguistic games used to merge antisemitism with anti-Israelism. Scholars of religious studies, history, and rhetorical studies will find this book particularly useful.
Amos Kiewe is professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University.
Introduction: Anti-Semitism: A Rhetorical Perspective Chapter 1: From Guilt to Scapegoating: The Rhetorical Grounding of Antisemitism Chapter 2: The Messianic Conception in Judaism: The Foundation of a Fatal Misunderstanding Chapter 3: The Rejection of Judaism and Guilt as Foundational to Antisemitism Chapter 4: Saint John Chrysostom: Rhetorical Invectives and the Grounding of Antisemitism Chapter 5: From the Dreyfuss Affair to the Holocaust: Blaming Jews for Antisemitism Chapter 6: The Protocols of the Wise Elders of Zion: Beyond the Lie Chapter 7: The Durban Conference and the Reinvention the Past Chapter 8: The Diabolic Jew and the Visualization of Antisemitism Chapter 9: The "Jew" as an Identity of Name and Place Chapter 10: Nostra Aetate and the End to the Charge of "Eternal Guilt" Chapter 11: From Denying to Boycotting: The big lie that is antisemitism Chapter 12: The Prospects for an End to Antisemitism
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