Description
Book SynopsisThrough the lens of the Inquisition's own records, this study focuses on the crypto-Jewish women of Castile, demonstrating their role in the perpetuation of crypto-Jewish society. It sheds light on the roles of women in the transmission of Jewish traditions and cultures.
Trade ReviewMelammed has done a fine job of bringing what should have long been a central topic in converso studies from the periphery of the field to its rightful place. * The Jewish Quarterly Review *
The stories of these valiant women contribute profitably to Jewish and general history and to women's studies. * Choice *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Judaizing Heresy, the Inquistion and the Conversas ; 1. Jews and Conversas: The First Century of Crypto-Judaism ; 2. The Lives of Judaizing Women after 1492 ; 3. Messianic Turmoil Circa 1500 ; 4. Castilian Conversas at Work ; 5. The Lopez - Vilarreal Family: Three Convicted Judaizers (1516 - 1521) ; 6. The Lopez Women's Tachas ; 7. The Inquisition and the Midwife ; 8. The Judaizers of Alcazar at the end of the Sixteenth Century: "Corks Floating on Water" ; Conclusion: Heretics or Daughters of Israel?
