MMW 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Smear Campaign, Alpujarras, Fruit Tree
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Outline lecture sixteen hysteria and ethnic scapegoating in spain. There had been some in the past but not with this much intensity (2) fueled by rumors that jews had poisoned the wells. (3) gained momentum through the overall hysteria by the flagellants. Flagellants were processions that were dramatic and bloody. Encouraged people to find the source of evil in the community. Minority group: christian mobs invading the aljames (1) jewish enclaves. Communities. (2) attack them with the rallying call of kill the traitors. (3) more than 300 jews were killed in one town. First crusade 1096 (a) chose that occasion to attack jews on their way to the holy land. 800 jews forced to commit suicide because they wouldn"t convert: why pick on the jews? (1) economic reasons (they were money lenders) (a) harassment and persecution as a form of wealth extortion (i) e. g.
