In this work, Eisenmenger sought to expose the allegedly secret and nefarious practices of Jews, and he claimed that Judaism was a false religion that had been invented by the ancient Israelites in an attempt to deceive the world.
Financier Samuel Oppenheimer, one of the most influential Jewish members of the Court of the House of Habsburg, fearing that the book's publication would give additional strength to the prejudice against them, denounced it as a malicious libel, and tried to have the work banned. He failed, but subsequently his rival, the financier and rabbi Samson Wertheimer successfully petitioned Emperor Leopold I to have the book banned.
How the fuck has the same story played out over and over and over again?
His work was widely read and had a significant influence on European attitudes toward Jews in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Oh.. they just invert it as usual. I'm sure European attitudes had a significant influence on book sales.
It's estimated that by the end of the 18th century the majority of the men of Europe were literate (not a vast majority but a slim one), obviously the rate was different for each country with the more northern countries reporting significantly higher literacy rates.
kek.
How the fuck has the same story played out over and over and over again?
Oh.. they just invert it as usual. I'm sure European attitudes had a significant influence on book sales.
How many people in europe coulda read this book back then?
It's estimated that by the end of the 18th century the majority of the men of Europe were literate (not a vast majority but a slim one), obviously the rate was different for each country with the more northern countries reporting significantly higher literacy rates.