Gabris Andras: Cognitive Model of the Causal Explanation ofA

The subjectively written content of the New Testament have long been academically thought as one source responsible for the historical persecution of Jews. Theological judeophobia is a cornerstone of the models explaining anti-Semitism. However, recent history (and the present) involves the very differently evolved political anti-Semitism. If trying to explain contemporary prejudices and perception of Jewry, political anti-Semitism should be as important a factor as the theological one. The causal explanatory models discussed here are models which use statistical methods to analyze the contribution of different sources onto a final phenomena, in this case anti-Semitism. Since the existing models reviewed (including cognitive models) do not contain the political factor, the most relevant model is modified to accommodate political anti-Semitism into it‘s structure. The statistical analysis is based on a previously done, large Hungarian empirical survey project of anti-Semitism. The study concludes, that models including both source of anti-Jewish sentiments are superior in explaining contemporary anti-Semitism.