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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple scholarly catalogs (including UNESCO Index Translationum, Google Books, Internet Archive, and OpenAlex) yielded no evidence of any English translation of Johann Philipp Cassel's 1740 work 'Disquisitio philol. de Iudaeorum odio et abstinentia a porcina, eiusque causis'. The work appears to remain untranslated in English.
Verified Apr 1, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex · methodology
Johann Philipp Cassel dissects the ancient taboo surrounding pork in Jewish culture. He separates medical myths from theological truth to explain why a single animal became the ultimate symbol of impurity.