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Chaucer

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Jan 27, 2026
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How did medieval Christian texts portray Jews as sexual deviants and what sources propagated these myths?

as sexually deviant by feminizing Jewish men, pathologizing Jewish sexual practices, and inventing bodily myths (such as Jewish male menstruation) that marked Jews as morally and biologically other . ...

Feb 1, 2026

What is the origin of the blood libel myth in Jewish history?

The — the false accusation that Jews murder non‑Jews to use their blood in religious rites — has roots in ancient slanders but crystallized as a medieval an anti‑Jewish trope in the 12th century and h...