blood libel
rumor that Jews killed Christians to use blood in ceremonies
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Summary
blood libel ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,035 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- blood libel is a type of antisemitic trope[2].
- blood libel is a type of human sacrifice[3].
- blood libel is a type of conspiracy theory[4].
- blood libel is a type of Jewish conspiracy theory[5].
- blood libel's Commons category is recorded as Blood libel[6].
- blood libel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blood libel[7].
- blood libel's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[8].
- blood libel's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
- blood libel's has effect is recorded as pogrom[10].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as William of Norwich[11].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln[12].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Simon of Trent[13].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Gabriel of Białystok[14].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Apion[15].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Posidonius[16].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Apollonius Molon[17].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Socrates of Constantinople[18].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Holy Child of La Guardia[19].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Harold[20].
- blood libel's significant person is recorded as Robert of Bury[21].
- blood libel's significant place is recorded as Norwich[22].
- blood libel's significant place is recorded as Lincoln[23].
- blood libel's significant place is recorded as Blois[24].
- blood libel's significant place is recorded as Fulda[25].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include antisemitic trope[2], human sacrifice[3], conspiracy theory[4], and Jewish conspiracy theory[5].
Why It Matters
blood libel ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,035 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]