From Christianity to Judaism: Story of Isaac Orobio de Castro

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Yosef, author.

Contributor:

Loewe, Raphael, translator.

Series:

Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.

Liverpool scholarship online.

Standardized Title:

Mi-Natsrut le-Yahadut. English

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Orobio de Castro, Isaac, approximately 1617-1687.

Orobio de Castro, Isaac.

Jews--Netherlands--Amsterdam--Biography.

Jews.

Crypto-Jews--Spain--Biography.

Crypto-Jews.

Netherlands--Intellectual life--17th century.

Netherlands.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Biographies

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 531 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2020.

Language Note:

In English and Hebrew.

Summary:

A biography of Isaac Orobio de Castro, a crypto-Jew from Portugal and one of the most prominent intellectual figures in the 17th century. This work sheds light on the life of a Jewish community of former Christians in Amsterdam and examines their dilemmas and attempts to create a new identity.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Preface to the Hebrew Edition; Contents; List of Plates; Maps and Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. From Portugal to Spain: The Alvares de Orobio Family; University Studies: Osuna and Alcalá; The Plague at Málaga, 1637: Baltazar Alvares' Account; 2. A Long Brush with the Inquisition, 1639-1643; Isabel Luis and Andres de Narváez; Violante de Paz, her Children, and her Brother Jose de Castro; Manuel Alvares and Santiago Luis; 3. Building a Career in Andalusia; Professor at Seville and Service to the Duke of Medinaceli.

Scientific Discussion of PhlebotomyCádiz; 4. Imprisoned by the Seville Inquisition; 5. Freedom; The Last Years in Spain; Toulouse; Associations with the Prince de Conde and the King of France; Amsterdam: The Dutch Jerusalem; 6. Doubt and Certainty; Orobio de Castro's Questions to Rabbi Moses Raphael d' Aguilar; Isaac Orobio and Juan de Prado: Intellectual Ferment in Sephardi Amsterdam; 7. Philosopher, Communal Leader, Physician; Raymond Lull's Philosophy Debated; Communal Activity within the Portuguese Congregation; Medical Practice in Amsterdam; Personal Standing and Material Circumstances.

8. Isaac Orobio and Sabbateanism9. Facing Calvinists and Catholics; Debate with a Huguenot on Salvation; 'Divine Forewarning' against Catholic 'Idolatry'; Tracts on the 'Seventy Weeks' and the 'Suffering Servant'; Judaism vis-à-vis Christianity; 10. Philosophers, Theologians, and Poets; Spinoza and Metaphysics: Meeting the Challenge; A 'Friendly Conversation': Isaac Orobio and Philip van Limborch; Poets, Poetasters, and Patrons: The Academia de los Floridos; Last Days; 11. The Intellectual World oflsaac Orobio de Castro; The Hispanic Heritage; Political and Social Attitudes.

Between Scholasticism and Fideistic Scepticism12. From Crypto-Judaism to Open Judaism; A New Jewish Perspective on Converso Life; The Jewish World: From Dreams to Reality; Israel and the Gentiles; The Jewish Fate: Exile and Redemption; Epilogue; Appendices; A. The Iconography of Isaac Orobio; B. Poetical Account of the Plague at Málaga, 1637, by Baltasar Alvares (Isaac Orobio de Castro); C. Schedule of Moveable Property of Baltasar (Isaac) Orobio Sequestrated by the Inquisition at Cádiz, August 1654; D. Membership of the Academia de los Floridos.

F. Orobio's Letter to Prado's Son: A Textual ComparisonE. Manuscripts of Works by Isaac Orobio de Castro; G. Translations of Orobio's Works in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; H. Works Attributed to Orobio; Bibliography; Name Index; Place Index; Subject Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1989.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 13, 2020).

ISBN:

1-80034-035-4

1-909821-41-1

OCLC:

1048795899