浅析西欧黑死病期间的“投毒说”

Analysis on Rumor of Well-Poisoning During the Black Death

黑死病期间,"投毒说"的流行在西欧引发了对犹太人的迫害狂潮,这既与中世纪人们对疾病的想象有关,也是欧洲长期以来反犹传统的必然结果。不过,当时亦存在反对"投毒说"和呼吁保护犹太人的声音。由此,我们不仅可以看到中世纪晚期人们思想中轻率和狂热的一面,也能感受到理性力量在灾难面前的涌动。

During the Black Death, many Jews were persecuted in Western Europe due to the circulating of rumor of well -Poisoning. The reason why this happened not only had something to do with contemporaries＇ imagination of diseases, but was the inevitable outcome of anti-Semitic tradition in the Europe. However, the groundless allegation was also suspected by some people and the voice of protecting Jews appeared at the same time. From the above facts, we can see the rational as well as rash and fanatic attitudes of people in the face of disaster in the late Middle Ages. Key Words：