"The Former Jews of this Kingdom" : : Sicilian Converts after the Expulsion, 1492-1516 /

"The Former Jews of this Kingdom" : : Sicilian Converts after the Expulsion, 1492-1516 / / Nadia Zeldes.

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 of books of the Spa...

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Superior document:The Medieval Mediterranean ; 46
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Zeldes, Nadia
Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
Year of Publication:2003
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:The Medieval Mediterranean ; 46.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables . vii
  • Preface . ix
  • Acknowledgments . xi
  • Maps . xii
  • Introduction . 1
  • I. The Cultural Heritage . 2
  • II. Sicily in the Later Middle Ages . 3
  • III. The Historiography and the Sources . 10
  • IV. Some Methodological and Technical Considerations . 15
  • Chapter One: The Formation and Composition of the Neophyti Population in Sicily
  • I. Conversions Before the Expulsion . 19
  • II. Expulsion and the Encouragement of Conversion . 21
  • III. Exile and Return . 27
  • IV. Immigrants and Foreigners . 43
  • V. Numerical Evaluation . 50
  • VI. Conclusions . 58
  • Chapter Two: New Christians or Former Jews-Legal, Social, and Economic Frameworks
  • I. Royal Policies-Taxation, Discrimination and Protection . 71
  • II. An Uneasy Welcome:ã Attitudes of the Old Christian Population . 83
  • III. Jews, Converts, and the Sicilian Economy . 100
  • IV. Conclusions . 125
  • Chapter Three: In the Shadow of the Inquisition
  • I. The First Period-Formal Beginnings to 1500 . 131
  • II. The Spanish Inquisition and the Neophyti: 1500 to 1510 . 143
  • III. The Auto de fé of 1511 . 171
  • IV. Acts of Faith from November 1511 to August 1515: 'Relaxations' and Mass Reconciliations . 191
  • V. The Revolt of 1516 and its Aftermath . 199
  • VI. Conclusions . 214
  • Chapter Four: Tracing a Portrait of Sicilian Converts
  • I. Judaizing . 219
  • II. The Evidence of Material Culture . 235
  • III. Group Identity . 254
  • IV. Conclusions . 283
  • General Conclusion . 288
  • Appendix 1: Dates, Coins, Weights, and Measures . 296
  • Appendix 2: Documents . 298
  • Glossary . 323
  • Bibliography . 325
  • Index.

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