10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONVERSO»
Discover the use of
converso in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
converso and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Marginal Voices: Studies in
Converso Literature of Medieval ...
This collection of essays reveals the diversity of the impact on late medieval and Golden Age Spanish literature of the socio-religious dichotomy that came to exist between conversos (New Christians), who were perceived as inferior because ...
Amy I. Aronson-Friedman, Gregory B. Kaplan, 2012
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A Network of
Converso Families in Early Modern Toledo: ...
The lives of Toledan Jewish families are traced from the time of the Inquisition through seventeenth-century Spain
Abran Espinosa and his uncle, Don Moiss Espinosa, discover their Jewish birthright through an old family journal.
How could anyone in 20th century America believe the Portuguese Inquisition was still going on? A practicing Converso. Who? A descendant of Jews forced to convert to Catholicism and, if caught secretly observing Judaism, killed.
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Souls in Dispute:
Converso Identities in Iberia and the ...
"Graizbord has profitably charted new territory, namely, an in-depth examination of 'renegades, ' or those conversos who departed from Christianity and Iberia only to return to both later. . . . Compelling and useful."--
When Samuel leaves Russia in the 1880s and immigrates to Las Vegas, New Mexico, his adventures include a run-in with an anti-Semitic land baron and meeting the love of his life, Esther, who is Christian. Simultaneous.
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A History of Persecution: Examining and Comparing
Converso ...
The Spanish Inquisition was created in the late fifteenth century to address a heresy known as judaizing.
Jennifer Diane LaVanchy, 2008
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The Evolution of
Converso Literature: The Writings of the ...
This book is the first comprehensive examination of this literature, setting its parameters and providing illustrations from a broad range of converso texts.
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The Conversos and Moriscos in Late Medieval Spain and ...
The second volume of Conversos and Morisco series focuses on the Moriscos, offering new perspectives on this allusive group's social and religious character in the period leading up to its expulsion from Spain in 1609.
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Conversos, Inquisition, and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain
6 Converso Authors, Chroniclers, and Polemicists One of the most interesting
aspects of the converso phenomenon is the extent of the conversos' contribution
to Spanish culture in the fifteenth century and later. The majority of the chronicles
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONVERSO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
converso is used in the context of the following news items.
Playing Jewish geography to the nth degree
... Dynasties: Irish-Crypto Rabbis with a Converso Twist” and “Star of David on the Green and Yellow Flag: Brazil's Jewish Military of WWII”). «Haaretz, Jul 15»
Day Two derby leaderboard has new names
He's followed by Middleport's Don Converso (.80) and Lockport's Jacob Toeller (.41). There have been no walleye entries posted thus far and ... «Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, Jul 15»
Jewish knick knacks in N. America's oldest city
Nor, he said, did he know of any documented instances such as there were in Mexico of Inquisitors prosecuting Converso families for ... «San Diego Jewish World, Jul 15»
Get creative with history at Midway Village Museum
Visitors will even have the opportunity to apply for a job as their ancestors would have applied for a job at the turn of the century, Converso said. «Beloit Daily News, Jun 15»
Caring for brides: The Dotar Society of Amsterdam
Because converso life in Iberia had been so fraught with uncertainty and danger, many of those who managed to emigrate (or escape) often ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
On Migrant Trail, connecting Jewish history with modern desert …
It would be a way to honor the Jews who lived as Jews, and the Latinos who had some converso heritage. While I joined the group only for the ... «Jewish Post, Jun 15»
La herencia de mi abuela
Llego a mi casa, voy a la ventana, huelo mis matas de albahaca que siembro dondequiera que vaya, mientras converso con ella. (O). Reportar ... «El Universo, Jun 15»
17. Midway Village Museum
It's a 6,000-square-feet exhibit where people can come in and explore about Rockford immigrants,” said Lonna Converso, marketing director. «Rockford Register Star, May 15»
"Kichi", el catequista converso
El mote en Cádiz es algo habitual, incluso entre los próceres políticos. Veinte años de mayorías absolutas no han bastado para que a Teófila Martínez dejen de ... «La Razón, May 15»
Milan Furniture Fair 2015: the 10 best picks
For the Salone, Locatelli transformed San Paolo Converso into a showroom for his exquisite pieces, including a glass table for Glas Italia. «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»
