present state of the ritual crime in Spain
TitleThe present state of the ritual crime in Spain
Author
Call number305.8924/0137
Object number04991g
Place of publicationMadison, Wisconsin, United States
PublisherThe University of Wisconsin Press
Year of publication
1991
Physical descriptionpp162-179
MaterialArticle
ISBN0299131149
NotesArticle from the book 'The Blood libel legend : a casebook in anti-Semitic folklore' pp162-179
Description
The blood libel legend seems to have flourished in Catholic Europe. Ritual murder accusations were reported early in Spain. One was alleged to have occurred in La Guardia in 1488 with a trial in 1490-91. Some scholars believe that this supposed murder of a Christian infant in La Guardia and the ensuing trial was a contributing cause of the expulsion of Jews fom Spain in 1492
