Transformed Anti-Semitism — A Report on Anti-Semitism in Germany

Abstract: It is argued that anti-Semitism has to be understood as a myth which legitimizes the devaluation and inequality of Jews. Two core facets of anti-Semitism are differentiated: traditional and transformed anti-Semitism. Traditional anti-Semitism is an overt devaluation and discrimination which is more or less outlawed in Germany. However, many traditional myths on Jews and Judaism are transformed and adjusted to prejudices against Jews and Judaism which seem to be accepted by the majority. E. g., this transformed anti-Semitism is expressed by an anti-Semitic criticism on Israeli policies. Several other facets of transformed anti-Semitism are differentiated. On the background of this differentiation of facets several surveys and polls on anti-Semitism in Germany since the 1990th are reviewed. Additionally results of the German survey on „Group-Focused Enmity“ are presented. It is shown that traditional and transformed anti-Semitism are widespread in Germany. Especially male, uneducated.... https://www.biejournals.de/index.php/jkg/article/view/5662

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Deutsch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Transformed Anti-Semitism — A Report on Anti-Semitism in Germany ; volume:7 ; number:1 ; year:2005 ; Journal für Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung ; 7, Heft 1 (2005)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Zick, Andreas ; Küpper, Beate

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.11576/jkg-5662
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022080518240263544564
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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