Iberian Jewish identities after 1492

The author investigates the types of Iberian Jewish and “converso” identities that emerged and evolved during the century that followed the Edict of 1492. Based on their life choices, the author discusses the fates of those who converted and stayed on the Peninsula, of those who, as New Christians,...

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Main Author: Marianna D. Birnbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Juraj Dobrila University of Pula 2016-01-01
Series:Tabula
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/261400
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Summary:The author investigates the types of Iberian Jewish and “converso” identities that emerged and evolved during the century that followed the Edict of 1492. Based on their life choices, the author discusses the fates of those who converted and stayed on the Peninsula, of those who, as New Christians, tried their luck elsewhere but remained secret Jews, and of those who returned to Judaism and shared the fate of their co-religionists in Europe and, finally, of those who migrated to the Ottoman Empire where they could enjoy more freedom and greater prosperity than in Christian Europe.
ISSN:1331-7830
1849-1685