A question of identity : Iberian conversos in historical perspective / Renée Levine Melammed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melammed, Renée Levine.

Contributor:

Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crypto-Jews--Iberian Peninsula--Spain--History.

Crypto-Jews.

Crypto-Jews--Iberian Peninsula--Spain--Ethnic identity.

Jews--Spain--Identity.

Jews.

Crypto-Jews--Iberian Peninsula--Europe--History.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Spain--Ethnic relations.

Spain.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

ix, 240 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Iberian Conversos in Historical Perspective

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

In 1391 many of the Jews of Spain were forced to convert to Christianity. As a result a new group was formed whose members would be continuously seeking a niche for themselves in society. They could not return to Judaism as long as they remained on the Iberian Peninsula, and their place in the Christian world would never be secure. Even when the conversos or their descendants chose to emigrate, they continued to face difficult decisions as to what identity to pursue. This book considers the history of the Iberian conversos-both those who remained in Spain and Portugal and those who emigrated.

Contents:

The aftermath and a new reality

The expulsion and its consequences

The Portugese experience

Amsterdam

France

England

Italy

Modern manifestations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-231) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

0195170717

OCLC:

53019560