Heretics or Daughters of Israel?
The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 17 June 1999
- ISBN 9780195095807
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages264 pages
- Size 243x164x25 mm
- Weight 599 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
The Spanish "conversos" were Jews who converted to Christianity both before and after the expulsion of 1492, many clandestinely maintaining ties to Judaism despite outward conformity to Catholicism. Through the lens of the Inquisition's own records, this ground-breaking study focuses on the crypto-Jewish women of Castile, demonstrating their central role in the perpetuation of crypto-Jewish society in the absence of any traditional male leaders. Renée Melammed shows how many "conversas" acted with great courage and commitment to perpetuate their religious heritage, seeing themselves as true daughters of Israel. Her fascinating book sheds new light on women in the transmission of Jewish tradition.
MoreLong description:
Between 1391 and the end of the 15th century, numerous Spanish Jews converted to Christianity, most of them under duress. Before and after 1492, when the Jews were officially expelled from Spain, a significant number of these conversos maintained clandestine ties to Judaism, despite their outward conformity to Catholicism. Through the lens of the Inquisition's own records, this groundbreaking study focuses on the crypto-Jewish women of Castile, demonstrating their central role in the perpetuation of crypto-Jewish society in the absence of traditional Jewish institutions led by men. Renée Levine Melammed shows how many "conversas" acted with great courage and commitment to perpetuate their religious heritage, seeing themselves as true daughters of Israel. Her fascinating book sheds new light on the roles of women in the transmission of Jewish traditions and cultures.
Melammed has done a fine job of bringing what shoud have long been a central topic in converso studies from the periphery of the field to its rightful place.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Judaizing Heresy, the Inquisition and the Conversas
Jews and Conversas: The First Century of Crypto-Judaism
The Lives of Judaizing Women after 1492
Messianic Turmoil Circa 1500
Castilian Conversas at Work
The Lopez-Vilarreal Family: Three Convicted Judaizers (1516-1521)
The Lopez Women's Tachas
The Inquisition and the Midwife
The Judaizers of Alcazar at the end of the Sixteenth Century: "Corks Floating on Water"
Conclusion: Heretics or Daughters of Israel?
