{"title":"‘Taking Pride in a Jew-Free Town’: Intermediality, Anti-Jewish Imagination, Hybridization and Economic Competition in Upper Silesia (1450–1750)","authors":"Veronika Čapská, Martin Čapský","doi":"10.1177/02656914251396397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914251396397","url":null,"abstract":"This study analyses a long-overlooked Upper Silesian case of ritual murder accusations which appears inspired by, yet of a markedly different profile from the better-researched Tyrolean cases of Simon of Trent and Andreas of Rinn. While iconographic and narrative inspiration for the Upper Silesian case from these earlier Tyrolean cases is evident, neither the name of the alleged victim nor the development of the cult can be documented with certainty. Despite this, the narrative of the Upper Silesian case persisted from the sixteenth century into the modern era and found one of its main memory vehicles in what we describe as a hybrid oil painting of a ritual murder. At the same time, members of the elite social strata showed economic and other interests in achieving and maintaining a permanent expulsion of Jews from their community. They cooperated to achieve this goal and used the blood libel narrative to legitimize it. Intermediality is seen as essential to reinforcing the credibility of prejudicial narratives. The ritual murder accusations are examined as an example of (dis)connected history, which allows late medieval and early modern Central Europe to be seen as closely connected in cultural transmission and simultaneously divided or disconnected by the collective projection of hatred, practices of othering and exclusion. The perspective from the Silesian duchies encourages a decentring look at Central Europe from outside and beyond Bohemian, Polish, German or Austrian historical master narratives. This article discusses the spectrum of possible interpretations of this opaque narrative and emphasizes the cognitive dissonance caused by the hybrid character of the blood libel oil painting.","PeriodicalId":44713,"journal":{"name":"European History Quarterly","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145499045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Faith in War: Religion and the Military in Germany, 1500–1650 by Nikolas M. Funke FunkeNikolas M., Faith in War: Religion and the Military in Germany, 1500–1650 , Berghahn: Oxford, 2024; 246 pp.; 9781805396178, £104.00(hbk)","authors":"Jaap Geraerts","doi":"10.1177/02656914251378001g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914251378001g","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44713,"journal":{"name":"European History Quarterly","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Freedom and the Captive Mind: Fr. Gleb Yakunin and Orthodox Christianity in Soviet Russia by Wallace L. Daniel DanielWallace L., Freedom and the Captive Mind: Fr. Gleb Yakunin and Orthodox Christianity in Soviet Russia , Northern Illinois University Press: Ithaca, NY, 2024; 348 pp., 15 b/w illus.; 9781501777332, $130.00(hbk); 9781501777349, $32.95(pbk)","authors":"Philip Boobbyer","doi":"10.1177/02656914251378001d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914251378001d","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44713,"journal":{"name":"European History Quarterly","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Army by Jack Margolin MargolinJack, The Wagner Group: Inside Russia ’ s Mercenary Army , Reaktion Books: London, UK, 2024; 328 pp.4 illus.; 9781789149579, £16.99(hbk); 9781836392033, £12.99(pbk)","authors":"Christopher Faulkner","doi":"10.1177/02656914251378001m","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914251378001m","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44713,"journal":{"name":"European History Quarterly","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Tchaikovsky’s Empire: A New Life of Russia’s Greatest Composer by Simon Morrison MorrisonSimon, Tchaikovsky’s Empire: A New Life of Russia’s Greatest Composer , Yale University Press: New Haven, CT, 2024; 384 pp., 16 illus.; 9780300192100, $35.00(hbk); 9780300284317, $24.00(pbk); 9780300280586, $35.00(ebook)","authors":"Francis Maes","doi":"10.1177/02656914251378001p","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914251378001p","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44713,"journal":{"name":"European History Quarterly","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Soviet SCI_BERIA: The Politics of Expertise and the Novosibirsk Scientific Center by Ksenia Tatarchenko TatarchenkoKsenia, Soviet SCI_BERIA: The Politics of Expertise and the Novosibirsk Scientific Center , Bloomsbury Academic: London, 2024; 344 pp.; 9781350165830, £85.00(hbk); 9781350165847, £76.50(ebook)","authors":"Jon Oldfield","doi":"10.1177/02656914251378001z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914251378001z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44713,"journal":{"name":"European History Quarterly","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: The Czech Refugee Trust Fund in Britain, 1938–1975: Lifeline to Freedom by Charmian Brinson and Jana Barbora Buresova BrinsonCharmianBuresovaJana Barbora, The Czech Refugee Trust Fund in Britain, 1938–1975: Lifeline to Freedom , Vallentine Mitchell: Elstree, 2025; 234 pp.; 17 illus.; 9781803710761, £45.00(hbk)","authors":"Merilyn Moos","doi":"10.1177/02656914251378001a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914251378001a","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44713,"journal":{"name":"European History Quarterly","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: A History of British Eugenics since 1865: From Francis Galton to Designer Babies by David Redvaldsen RedvaldsenDavid, A History of British Eugenics since 1865: From Francis Galton to Designer Babies , Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, 2024; 331 pp., 21 illus., 15 colour illus.; 9783031722899, £102.00(hbk)","authors":"Alexandra Barmpouti","doi":"10.1177/02656914251378001u","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914251378001u","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44713,"journal":{"name":"European History Quarterly","volume":"106 6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: A Marvelous Solitude: The Art of Reading in Early Modern Europe by Lina Bolzoni BolzoniLina, A Marvelous Solitude: The Art of Reading in Early Modern Europe , Sylvia Greenup, trans., Harvard University Press: Cambridge, MA, 2023; 256 pp., 55 b/w illus.; 9780674660236, $33.95(hbk)","authors":"Morgan Golf-French","doi":"10.1177/02656914251378001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914251378001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44713,"journal":{"name":"European History Quarterly","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}