This book examines the presence of the converted Jews in Sicily following the 1492 expulsion, discussing their legal status, economic activities and integration into Sicilian society, and the phenomenon of conversion and return of many exiles. The research is based on the account of books of the Spanish Inquisition in Sicily and other contemporary sources. Detailed inventories of confiscated property offer insights into the converts' cultural world, and can also be of interest to the scholar of social and material history in Early Modern Europe.By focussing on royal policies towards the converted Jews, and on the process of establishing the Spanish Inquisition in Sicily, the study sheds new light on Ferdinand the Catholic's politics in Sicily and southern Italy.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Nadia Zeldes
EAN: 9789004128989
COUNTRY: Netherlands
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WEIGHT: 719 g
HEIGHT: 235 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Brill
DATE PUBLISHED: 2002-12-17
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GENRE: ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval
WIDTH: 155 cm
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Book Themes:
Italy, c 1500 onwards to present day, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, European history, Social and cultural history
Nadia Zeldes, Ph.D. (1997) in Jewish History, Tel-Aviv University, is currently teaching at Tel-Aviv University. She studies the world of the Jews and Converts in Sicily in the context of Mediterranean intercultural encounters, and has published many articles on this subject.
