Cryptojudaism and the Spanish Inquisition
Published on 20. February 2001
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-333-91791-6 (ISBN)
Description
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Reviews / Votes
'Professor Michael Alpert offers here a beautiful work, rigorously documented, clearly structured, which succeeds, and this is not its lease merit, to give a panoramic as well as a punctual view of such a difficult and vast question. A dense, precise, clear and alive study, a scientific and measured approach of a fascinating question, that the historian must view without passion, but not without compassion, such is this excellent book that will be appreciated by anyone interested in crypto-Judaism in particular or the Inquisition in general, but also anyone interested in improving his or her knowledge of Classic Spain, for he or she will find material for an enriching reflection.' - Michele Escamilla, La Lettre Sepharade 'Alpert discusses the conflicting theories and brings statistical, as well as social, information to bear on these issues. Anyone who is interested in Jewish History will find this book extremely rewarding.' - Rabbi Jeremy Rosen, Jewish ChronicleMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figures and map
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
258 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-91791-6 (9780333917916)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
MICHAEL ALPERT is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History of Spain at the University of Westminster. He is the author of A New International History of the Spanish Civil War and has published articles on the subject of Cryptojudaism and the Inquisition.
Content
List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Map of Spain Introduction The Extent of Convivencia The Inquisition Begins Work Portuguese New Christians Move into Spain Commercial Activities of the New Christians Lives of Secret Jews In and Outside Spain: Splits in the Rouen Community The Decline of Spain and the New Christians Under the Rod of the Holy Office The Inquisition and the Crisis of the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century 'A Great Deal of Judaism is to be Found in Spain' The Jewish Practice of the Marranos Bibliography Index