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Investigates both concrete and intangible aspects of the formation of the Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam, which grew out of the stream of conversos (descendants of baptized Jews) emigrating from the Iberian peninsula in the 16th and 17th centuries. Portraying converso identity as a changing cultural construction that evolved over many generations, the author looks at the ways in which conversos of Northwestern Europe defined themselves vis-a-vis other groups and developed a distinct conception of the Nation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
"An engaging introduction to the tortuous plight faced by exiled conversos in Amsterdam and their methods of response. Choicet; In this skillful and well-argued
Based on documents (which appear in the appendix on pp. 129-238), reconstructs the activities of Conversos who fled the Portuguese Inquisition to Antwerp and to
Miriam Bodian's study of crypto-Jewish martyrdom in Iberian lands depicts a new type of martyr that emerged in the late 16th century -- a defiant, educated juda
The political and economic rise of this small but influential community of New Christian bankers and merchants is analysed against the backdrop of its instituti
In Portuguese Jews, New Christians and ‘New Jews’ Claude B. Stuczynski and Bruno Feitler gather some of the leading scholars of the history of the Portugues
