Research Catalog

Title

The former Jews of this kingdom : Sicilian converts after the expulsion, 1492-1516 / by Nadia Zeldes.

Author

Zeldes, N. (Nadia), 1952-

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

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Details

Description

xiii, 360 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

"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 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 focusing 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."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

The Medieval Mediterranean, 0928-5520 ; v. 46

Uniform Title

Medieval Mediterranean v. 46.

Subject

• 1500-1599
• Jews > Italy > Sicily > History > 16th century
• Crypto-Jews > Italy > Sicily > History > 16th century
• Crypto-Jews > Legal status, laws, etc. > Italy > Sicily
• Crypto-Jews > History > 16th century
• Crypto-Jews > Iberian Peninsula > History > 16th century
• Juifs > Italie > Sicile > Histoire > 16e siècle
• Cryptojuifs > Histoire > 16e siècle
• Cryptojuifs > Droit
• Cryptojuifs > Ibérique, Péninsule > Histoire > 16e siècle
• Cryptojuifs > Italie > Sicile > Histoire > 16e siècle
• Crypto-Jews > Legal status, laws, etc
• Crypto-Jews
• Ethnic relations
• Jews
• Juden
• Judenverfolgung
• Konversion Religion
• Vertreibung
• Joden
• Bekering
• Jews > Italy > Sicily > History > 15th century
• Crypto-Jews > Italy > Sicily
• Sicily (Italy) > Ethnic relations
• Sicile (Italie) > Relations interethniques
• Europe > Iberian Peninsula
• Italy > Sicily
• Sizilien
• Königreich Sizilien
• Marranen
• Juden

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Based on a Ph. D. dissertation: "The converted Jews of Sicily before and after the expulsion, 1460-1550."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-337) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. Formation and Composition of the Neofiti Population in Sicily -- Ch. 2. New Christians or Former Jews -- Legal, Social, and Economic Frameworks -- Ch. 3. In the Shadow of the Inquisition -- Ch. 4. Tracing a Portrait of Sicilian Converts.

ISBN

• 9004128980
• 9789004128989

LCCN

2002038399

OCLC

• 51088133
• SCSB-11387272

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library