Between christian and jew : conversion and inquisition in the crown of Aragon, 1250-1391 /

Between Christian and Jew pivots around the inquisitorial trial of three Jews who were accused in 1341 of persuading Jewish apostates to return to Judaism and die as martyrs. This cultural history explores the worlds of Jews, Jewish converts, and medieval inquisitors as they intersected in northern...

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Main Authors: Tartakoff, Paola
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2012]
©2012
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: The middle ages series
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812206753
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Summary: Between Christian and Jew pivots around the inquisitorial trial of three Jews who were accused in 1341 of persuading Jewish apostates to return to Judaism and die as martyrs. This cultural history explores the worlds of Jews, Jewish converts, and medieval inquisitors as they intersected in northern Iberia in the Crown of Aragon.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: 3 illus.
ISBN: 9780812206753
Index Number: DS135
CLC: B929.551
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Note on Names , Money, Terminology, and Transliterations --
Maps --
Introduction --
Four Arrests --
Four Condemnations --
Alatzar and Abadia, Baptized --
Two Converts, Repentant --
The Intervention --
The Road to the Stake --
Conclusion --
Abbreviations --
Notes --
Glossary --
Bibliography --
Index --
Acknowledgments.