Dying in the Law of Moses, Crypto-Jewish Martyrdom in the Iberian World
With the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and their subsequent expulsion/conversion in Portugal in 1497, the Jews of Iberia were forcibly converted to Christianity. Many—how many will never be known—attempted to remain Jewish in secret, thereby becoming subject to eventual prosecution by the...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2011, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 321-323 |
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| Summary: | With the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and their subsequent expulsion/conversion in Portugal in 1497, the Jews of Iberia were forcibly converted to Christianity. Many—how many will never be known—attempted to remain Jewish in secret, thereby becoming subject to eventual prosecution by the Inquisition. In this learned and moving study, Miriam Bodian presents four cases of martyrdom drawn from the records of the Inquisition. The four cases share several traits. All four men began their spiritual journeys in the late sixteenth century and had never experienced life in a Jewish community. None, as far as can be determined, were raised as crypto-Jews. None started out seeking martyrdom but all evolved into martyrs in the course of their interrogations and imprisonment. |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csr041 |