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Heretics or daughters of Israel? : the crypto-Jewish women of Castile /

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Between 1391 and the end of the 15th century, many Spanish Jews were forced to convert to Christianity. This study demonstrates the role played by the crypto-Jewish women of Castile in the perpetuation of crypto-Jewish traditions and culture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Melammed, Renée Levine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Jews > Spain > Castile > History.
Crypto-Jews > Iberian Peninsula > History.
Jewish Christians > Spain > Castile > History.
Inquisition > Spain > Castile > History.
Jewish women > Religious life > Spain > Castile.
Castile (Spain) > Ethnic relations.
Inquisition > Espagne > Castille > Histoire.
Juives > Vie religieuse > Espagne > Castille.
Castille (Espagne) > Relations interethniques.
Juifs > Espagne > Castille > Histoire.
Cryptojuifs > Ibérique, Péninsule > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Crypto-Jews
Ethnic relations
Inquisition
Jewish Christians
Jewish women > Religious life
Jews
Europe > Iberian Peninsula
Spain > Castile
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Jews and conversas: the fist century of crypto-Judaism
  • The lives of Judaizing women after 1492
  • Messianic turmoil circa 1500
  • Castilian conversas at work
  • The Lopez-Villarreal family: three convicted Judaizers (1516-1521)
  • The López women's Tachas
  • The Inquisition and the midwife
  • The Judaizers of Alcázar at the end of the sixteenth century: "corks floating on water."