Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation : Conversos and Community in Early Modern Amsterdam Paperback / softback
by Miriam Bodian
Part of the The Modern Jewish Experience series
Paperback / softback
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"An engaging introduction to the tortuous plight faced by exiled conversos in Amsterdam and their methods of response.
Choicet; In this skillful and well-argued book Miriam Bodian explores the communal history of the Portuguese Jews . . . who settled in Amsterdam in the seventeenth century." —Sixteenth Century JournaDrawing on family and communal records, diaries, memoirs, and literary works, among other sources, Miriam Bodian tells the moving story of how Portuguese "new Christian" immigrants in 17th-century Amsterdam fashioned a close and cohesive community that recreated a Jewish religious identity while retaining its Iberian heritage.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, 8 b&w photos, 1 index
- Publisher:Indiana University Press
- Publication Date:22/07/1999
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- ISBN:9780253213518
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, 8 b&w photos, 1 index
- Publisher:Indiana University Press
- Publication Date:22/07/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780253213518
