First Shall Be The Last : : Rethinking Antisemitism.

• Author: Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy.; Katz, Adam.
• TeilnehmendeR: Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy.
• Place / Publishing House: [S.l.] : : Brill,, 2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (229 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Introduction /; Gangsters and Jews /; Antisemitism: White and Black /; Antisemitism and Market Phobia /; The Persistence of Antisemitism /; Antisemitism from a Judeocentric Perspective /; Antisemitism and the Victimary Era /; The Jewish Barber /; How to Write about the Holocaust /; Jewish Firstness I: Until the Holocaust /; Jewish Firstness II: The Postmodern Era /; Mediating Antisemitism /; Antisemitism: The Fatal Paradox /; Antisemitism: From Paradox to BS /; The End of Antisemitism? /; Christian and Jew at the Origin /; Abraham’s Three Firsts /; Christian Monism, Hebrew Dualism /; The Name of God /; Judaism as Antagonist, Protagonist, and Theory /; Conclusion /; Afterword --; Works Cited --; Index.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004298371
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

At a time when there is an evident socio-economic, political and cultural structural shift in the processes and practices associated with contemporary manifestations of antisemitism globally, it is important to explore its origins and examine whether the circumstances of its genesis can shed light on its longevity and adaptability. Few scholars are more qualified to undertake such a task than the authors of this volume, who have done so much to develop and advance the discipline of generative anthropology. In this study their groundbreaking hypothesis on the singular event that gave rise to human language and by extension human culture finds a fascinating parallel in the Jewish people's discovery/invention of monotheism, giving rise to historical resentments and hostility. The volume will be of interest to scholars working in the field of anti-discrimination and antisemtitism, as well as human rights scholars and cultural historians in general.