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Conversos, Inquisition and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain
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Conversos, Inquisition and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain Hardcover - 1995

by Norman Roth


From the publisher

This detailed study examines the long history of the Jews in Spain, focusing in particular on their fortunes during the dangerous years between the 13th and 15th centuries. Sections examine the early phases of conversion, the Converso service of the church and state and Converso authors and chroniclers. Finally, Roth considers the Inquisition and the expulsion of the Jews. Useful information about literature, the 15th-century Jewish and Converso population and major Converso families is presented in appendices.

Details

  • Title Conversos, Inquisition and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain
  • Author Norman Roth
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 429
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
  • Date 1995-05
  • ISBN 9780299142308 / 0299142302
  • Weight 1.64 lbs (0.74 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.25 x 1.21 in (23.62 x 15.88 x 3.07 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Spain - History - 711-1516, Jews - Spain - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94023486
  • Dewey Decimal Code 946.004

About the author

Norman Roth is emeritus professor of Hebrew and Semitic studies at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He is the author of "Maimonides: Essays and Texts" and "Jews, Visigoths, and Muslims in Medieval Spain."
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