Blood libels are narratives about Jews and Christians, featuring an accusation that a child or a woman had been kidnapped and assaulted due to religious or economic goals. In his paper, Akos reports and analyses how groups that differ culturally nevertheless use blood libel-like narratives. They do so, Akos argues, in coalitional warfare between groups.
The paper can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685373-12340186
